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Hemingway Lyrics — John Cale | Dork

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John Cale
Hemingway Lyrics

Lyrics

Hemingway

From Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood2012

Lyrics

Hemingway

I always held on to the thought That if they love you long enough When they finally called your bluff The line between the friend and foe is arbitrary still Drowning in piña coladas As the bulls prowl around the ring He didn't have, he didn't get He didn't have the help you wanted And when you saw, you saw Guernica fall The hillsides exploded And bodies filled the air There was nothing left of Havana And a thousand-yards stare He didn't have, he didn't get He didn't have the help you wanted And when you saw, you saw Guernica fall You've got a thousand-yards stare You've got a thousand-yards stare You've got a thousand-yards stare You've got a thousand-yards stare You've got a thousand-yards stare You've got a thousand-yards stare

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About this track

"Hemingway" is a song by John Cale from the album Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood, released in 2012.

John Cale profile →Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood album →Track profile →

Track 3 of 12Double Six Records

Contributors

Eden Cale— 1 credits as background vocals →
John Cale— 682 credits as songwriter & producer →
Dustin Boyer— 33 credits as electric guitar →
John Cale— 682 credits as songwriter & producer →
John Cale— 682 credits as songwriter & producer →
Mickey Petralia— 200 credits as songwriter & producer →
Dustin Boyer— 33 credits as percussion →

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