Richard Thompson - Withered And Died

From Across A Crowded Room VHS 1985

Lyrics:
This cruel country has driven me down
Teased me and lied, teased me and lied
Ive only sad stories to tell to this town
My dreams have withered and died

Once I was bending the tops of the trees
Kind words in my ear, kind faces to see

Then I struck up with a girl from the west
Played run and hide, played run and hide
Count one to ten and hes gone with the rest
My dreams have withered and died

Silver moon sail up and silver moon shine
On the waters so wide, waters so wide
Steal from the bed of some good friend of mine
My dreams are withered and died

If I was a butterfly, live for a day
I could be free, just blowing away

This cruel country has driven me down
Teased me and lied, teased me and lied
Ive only sad stories to tell to this town
My dreams have withered and died

Category:

Music

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• richard
• thompson
• clive
• gregson
• christine
• collister
• across
• crowded
• room

[RedOctoberFly]

@usagijunjou you saying he is gone WEST???

[usagijunjou]

I know a lot of people like Linda as a singer, but damn you can really hear the pain in his voice as well... and for some reason... I like his version better.

[EMILIOMARENGO]

a classic no doubt...

and yeah...struck up with a girl from the west...

[signofthebeast666]

Thanks so much for posting this. 3,000 views or 3,000,000, doesn't matter. Numbers never mattered to RT... it is and was always about the music. So let it be with us. I consider it a great gift to have this soulful and talented brother around during my lifetime.

[vanu49]

This is great but Linda is still the only one who knows how to sing the great Richard Thompson songs...her melancholy voice kinda uplift ye...

Tks 4 the upload.

Have a nice day.

Vanu.

[DendroicaVirens]

the song was in fact recorded on "I want to see the bright lights tonight" which was released in the mid 1970s.

[fatuousplatitudes]

Only 267 views? Oh dear!

RT in his non-beret days...