Outside in the Snow

from Chain Letters by Big Harp

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lyrics

take your pride
throw it on the ground
put on a shepherd's cap
to replace your crown
abandon your wingtips
for a sturdier shoe
you got a long way to go
better lace up your boots

there is only
one place to go
when you're a once high and mighty
out shovelin coal

you got to stand
(stand outside)
you got to stand
(stand outside)
you got to stand
(stand outside)
outside canossa in the snow

take your meat
feed it to the dogs
take all your fine dishes
dash them on the rocks
human kindness
is a skinny old cow
but you've got no other milk
to rely on now

what can you do
when your luck gets thin
when you can pile all your riches
on the head of a pin

chorus

there's a line behind your heels
that you cant step back across
youre a free man now and like all free men
youve got to beg for the things youve lost
you can walk all the way to the eastern coast,
press on to the western shore
but youll never, never, never be free
'til you beg at the foot of the door

chorus

when all your money
all your fortunate bread
flips over the rail with the six horse
when he breaks to the left
when youre down
and your friends turn their backs
when youre scroungin for tickets
while they close down the track

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from Chain Letters, released January 22, 2013

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