Across the Great Divide Lyrics

Artist-The Band
Song-Across the Great Divide
Album-The Band
Writer-Robbie Robertson
Standing by your window in pain,
a pistol in your hand
and i beg you, dear molly, girl,
Try and understand your man the best you can.
Across the great divide
just grab your hat, and take that ride
Get yourself a bride
and bring your children down to the river side.
I had a goal in my younger days,
I nearly wrote my will
But I changed my mind for the better,
I'm at the still, had my fill and I'm fit to kill
Across the great divide,
just grab your hat, and take that ride
Get yourself a bride,
and bring your children down to the river side.
Pinball machine, and a queen,
i nearly took a bust
Tried to keep my hands to myself,
ya say it's a must, but who can ya trust?
Harvest moon shining down from the sky,
a weary sign for all
I'm gonna leave this one horse town,
had to stall till the fall, now I'm gonna crawl
Intrumental
Across the great divide
Now molly dear, don't ya shed a tear
Your time will surely come,
you'll feed your man chicken every Sunday
Now tell me, hon, whatcha done with the gun?
Across the great divide,
just grab your hat, and take that ride
Get yourself a bride,
and bring your children down to the river side.
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