THE END OF A DREAM

(A tribute to Townes Van Zandt)

V1
What's it gonna be maybe a genius or maybe a mad man the difference a shot glass away
An ounce or a gallon a meal or a song my body feels weak still I play
The strength of my passion survives every pain
Till the straws I grasp come unglued again

PRE
If I could ask one thing when my life is just a memory
Take my silent guitar

CH1
Play me a river sing me a sea
Sing till the world overflows in your heart
The End of a Dream's not a bad place to start

V2
What's it gonna be my best friend or my own worst enemy indifference though free has a price
Reckless abandon why do it why not I roll with them acid-stained dice
Deserts and cities visions and sounds
I get lost in irrelevance and towns

PRE
If I could ask one thing when my life is just a memory
Take my silent guitar

CH2
Play me a river sing me a sea
Sing till the world overflows in your heart
The End of a Dream's not a bad place to start

BR
There's a story in sadness poetry in pain there's a meaning in madness call me insane
I write with a bottle play with a gun travel this land on the back of my thumb
Roll down the window light up a spliff and take in the stuff dreams are made of
Watching life unfold through the broken lens of my aching heart

1/2-PRE (Takedown)
Take my silent guitar

CH3
Play me a river sing me a sea
Sing till the world overflows in your heart
The End of a Dream's not a bad place to ...

CH4
Play me a river sing me a sea
Sing till the world overflows in your heart
The End of a Dream's not a bad place to start
The End of a Dream's not a bad place to start

TAG
Play me a river
Sing me a sea (The End of a Dream)
Play me a river
Sing me a sea (Not a bad place to start)

(© Songwriter: Roy Williams)