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Brenda Kristen - "Blood Red & Goin' Down" (1974)
Transcript
00:00That Georgia sun was blood red and going down That Georgia sun was blood red and going down
00:20Daddy said, now come on girl, we're heading down the road to Augusta
00:28And his feet slipped through his clenched teeth, he called my mama's name and he cussed her
00:37He said, girl, you're young but some man has come along and stole your mama
00:44Oh, well, you can see the wound in mine, your mama's always looking for a lover
00:54That Georgia sun was blood red and going down That Georgia sun was blood red and going down
01:05With dusty teardrops on his face, my daddy cried at the big steps he was taking
01:14Halfway wanting to keep up, my shorter legs, they were so tired of shaking
01:22Oh, when did I go wrong and why would she leave us both this way?
01:31At times like these, a child of ten never knows exactly what to say
01:38That Georgia sun was blood red and going down That Georgia sun was blood red and going down
01:51We searched in every barroom and hockey time as well
01:57And finally daddy found them and lured you in with the rest his heart took to tell
02:06He said, we'll wait, but scared I looked back through the door
02:14Oh, my daddy left them both, soaking up the soil that's on the floor
02:22Oh, that Georgia sun was blood red and going down That Georgia sun was blood red and going down
02:39That Georgia sun was blood red going down

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