Dead Heroes

from Vacilador by The Giving Tree Band

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What do you do when your heroes are dead
The laughs are out and it’s all been said
What do you do when you’re all alone again

What do you do when the money’s all gone
The trees are cut and the paper’s worn
What do you do when you can’t get blood from a stone

What do you do when the church bell rings
And God’s gone on to finer things
What do you do when you have no songs to sing

You move it on
You move it on
You move it on
You move it on

What do you do when your heroes are dead
The lies are out and it’s all been said
What do you do when your nights are cold and lonely

What do you do when the waters run dry
And tears like rain don’t fall from the sky
What do you do when the only word’s “goodbye”

What do you do when the church bell rings
And God’s gone on to finer things
What do you do when we have no songs to sing

Just as the wheel turns
My heart still burns
And now I’m waiting on the rains to calm my flames

Just as the river flows
My love still grows
Now I’m waiting on you to wait on me

Just as the day is long
My back is still strong
And I can carry that weight all the way home

And you can run
But you can’t hide it
I’m gonna find out what you had in mind.

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from Vacilador, released October 2, 2012

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The Giving Tree Band Yorkville, Illinois

"A traveling band must be able to channel their hometown and aura into a space. It's sometimes difficult to conjure the backroads and nature so often sung about in Americana music. The Giving Tree Band has mastered this quintessential aspect of performing live. They are able to accomplish what great writers have long proven..." Appoet.org ... more

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