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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Robert Plant
Robert Plant
Lead Vocals
Alison Krauss
Alison Krauss
Fiddle
T Bone Burnett
T Bone Burnett
Acoustic Guitar
Norman Blake
Norman Blake
Acoustic Guitar
Jay Bellerose
Jay Bellerose
Drums
Dennis Crouch
Dennis Crouch
Acoustic Bass Guitar
Marc Ribot
Marc Ribot
Electric Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Townes Van Zandt
Townes Van Zandt
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
T Bone Burnett
T Bone Burnett
Producer
Mike Piersante
Mike Piersante
Mixing Engineer
Gavin Lurssen
Gavin Lurssen
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

Hey, mama, when you leave
Don't leave a thing behind
I don't want nothin'
I can't use nothin'
Take care into the hall
And if you see my friends
Tell them I'm fine
Not using nothin'
Almost burned out my eyes
Threw my ears down to the floor
I didn't see nothin'
I didn't hear nothin'
I stood there like a block of stone
Knowin' all I had to know
And nothin' more
Man, that's nothin'
Being born is goin' blind
And bowin' down a thousand times
To echoes strung
On pure temptation
Sorrow and solitude
These are the precious things
And the only words
That are worth rememberin'
Hey, mama, when you leave
Don't leave a thing behind
I don't want nothin'
I can't, I can't use nothin'
Oh
I can't use nothin'
Written by: Gene Clark
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