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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Alejandro Escovedo
Alejandro Escovedo
Performer
Joe Ely
Joe Ely
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Joe Ely
Joe Ely
Composer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
One day I went and left
My home out in the West
I was headed for the silver city
[Verse 2]
All along the line
I was dreamin' all the time
Dreamin' of the shiny silver city
[Verse 3]
I kissed my love goodbye
Said, honey, don't you cry
For I'm goin' to the silver city
[Verse 4]
If you could read my mind
You know that I'll be fine
Soon as I do my time in the silver city
[Verse 5]
Two weeks and a day
I slowly made my way
To the gates of the silver city
[Verse 6]
Finally one night
I saw the flamin' lights
I'd made it to the silver city
[Verse 7]
I honestly believe
That I would be received
With the golden key to the silver city
[Verse 8]
With my first night on the town
Bend that's knocked me down
They welcome me to the silver city
[Verse 9]
Must've been a freak mistake
I said as I did wait
In the gutter of the silver city
[Verse 10]
With a throbbin' head
A begged for my bread
And smilin' as I bled in the silver city
[Verse 11]
Oh, how can there ever be
Such misery in the streets?
How can it ever be in the silver city?
[Verse 12]
But soon enough, I saw
How easy it was to fall
And not be seen at all in the silver city
[Verse 13]
Got caught for a crime I'd done
Policeman, he said, son,
Don't you try to run in the silver city
[Verse 14]
He locked me in his jail
No one to go my bail
Oh, when can I sail away from the silver city?
[Verse 15]
Now, the moon cries through the bars
My love shines in the stars
I'm glad that she is far from the silver city
[Verse 16]
If she could read my mind
She'd know that I'll be fine
As soon as I do my time in the silver city
[Verse 17]
The shinin' silver city
Written by: Joe Ely

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