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When I Lay Down to Die

from The Great Mountain Haul EP by John the Baptist

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I would never like to go back home
I would never like to go back home
There's a woman here
When I see her my breath disappears
I would never like to go back home

The mornin' sun it makes me smile
The mornin' sun it makes me smile
I ain't got a lot of money
But I'll get by, I tell you somethin'
The mornin' sun it makes me smile

And when I lay down to die
Oh, when I lay down to die
There'll be a smile on my face
I know I have seen this place
Oh, when I lay down to die

Oh boy, I know I drink too much
Oh boy, I know I drink too much
I fall asleep in someone's room
And wake up in the afternoon
Oh boy, I know I drink too much

And when I'm walkin' down the street
Oh, when I'm walkin' down the street
I don't mind if he hills are steep
I smile at everyone I meet
When I'm walkin' down the street

And when I lay down to die
Oh, when I lay down to die
There'll be a smile on my face
I know I have seen this place
Oh, when I lay down to die

And when the evenin' rolls along
Oh, when the evenin' rolls along
I go trudgin' home
But I don't mind just where I go
When the evenin' rolls along

I would never like to go back home
I would never like to go back home
There's a woman here
When I see her my breath disappears
I would never like to go back home

And when I lay down to die
Oh, when I lay down to die
There'll be a smile on my face
I know I have seen this place
Oh, when I lay down to die

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from The Great Mountain Haul EP, track released November 6, 2011

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John the Baptist Wellington, New Zealand

Wellington four-piece John the Baptist have become a name you should know in live music. Carving their own space in the New Zealand music landscape since 2009, the band have been winning audiences with a sound that draws on many traditions while adhering to none. ... more

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