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Kevin Morby
Harlem River
The Dead They Don't Come Back

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The Dead They Don't Come Back

Release date: 23rd November 2013

From Harlem RiverTrack 84:40

Alternative Music Indie Rock Rock

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About This Track

"The Dead They Don't Come Back" is a track by Kevin Morby, from the album Harlem River, released 23rd November 2013. The track is 4:40 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Kevin Morby.

About the Artist

Kevin Morby

Kevin Morby

Lyrics

The Dead They Don't Come Back

(One, two, three)

On my way to work, I noticed that
I passed a cemetery, oh, Lord, I held my breath

Dead they don't come back, dead they don't come back
Dead they don't, the dead they don't, dead they don't come back

And on my way to school, I passed that old graveyard
Life is mighty lonely and life is mighty hard

Dead they don't wake up, dead they don't wake up
Dead they don't, the dead they don't, dead they don't wake up

Oh, I'm in my own ride
Measure the distance in time

I can see your teardrops behind that black, black veil
Made me hope for heaven and it made me scared for hell

Dead they all will sleep, dead they all will sleep
Dead they all, the dead they all, the dead they all will sleep

And then from time to time, I think about my grave
When I'm gonna have one and what's it gonna say

It feels good to rest, it's been a long, long day
It's been a long, it's been a long, it's been a long, long day

Oh, I'm in my own ride
Measure the distance in time
And as sure as I was born
I will die

And on my way back home, stopped at your tombstone
Said a prayer for you, I was tired and alone
Said, "Lord, I miss my friend who's underneath my feet
May her soul, oh, may her soul, oh, may her soul rest in peace"

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

Track details

From Harlem River

4:402013

Listen

Album

23rd November 2013

Track number

8

Release year

2013

1Miles, Miles, Miles
4:49
2Wild Side (Oh The Places You'll Go)
5:41
3Harlem River
9:16
4If You Leave and If You Marry

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