©Terry Talbot
LILLY WAS THE GIRL WHO LIVED IN MY WORLD LIKE A SWEETHEART DREAM
SHE WAS THE CHILD DRIVIN ME WILD SINCE WE WERE BOTH SIXTEEN
LILLYS WORTH A FORTURE SITTIN ON HER POARCH AND JUST LOOKIN GOOD
SO SHE SAID GOOD BYE GONNA GIVE IT ALL A TRY OUT IN HOLLYWOOD
SO SHE LEFT ME BEHIND WENT DRIVIN OF TO FIND CALIFORNIA
SHE LEFT ME FLAT NEVER CAME BACK I LET HER GET AWAY
SO I’M SITTIN HERE FISHIN WATCHIN TELEVISION AND I CAN’T BELIEVE
SEE LIILY PUTTIN ON THE GLITZ KISSIN BRAD PITT ON REALITY TV

BIELI LA LA LA LAY HEY LILLY COME OUT WEST OOO
TIE YI YIPPIE YE HEY I’MSUCH FOOL

NOW THE YEARS HAVE PASSED I’M GETTING OLDER FAST AND I’VE HEALED MY HEART
I PLAY GUITAR I’M A SHOOTING STAR MY SONGS ARE BURNIN UP THE CHARTS
AND JUST WHEN I’VE LEARNED TO GET OVER HER WHAT DO I SEE
IN THE MIDDLE OF A SHOW SITTIN ON THE FRONT ROW LILLY SMILIN UP AT ME

BIELI LALALA LAY HEY LILLY COME OUT WEST AMEN
TIE YI YIPPIE YE HEY SHE’S BACK AGAIN

BROTHER, LIFE’S A RIDE SO HANG ON TIGHT CAUSE IT GOES BY FAST /
IT MAY BE TOUGH BUT DON’T GIVE UP HEAVAN SAVES THE BEST FOR LAST

BIELI LALALA LAY HEY LILLY COME OUT WEST ALL RIGHT
TIE YI YIPPIE YE HEY WE’RE DOIN FINE

©Terry Talbot
LET ME TELL YOU BOUT A MAN JOE CLARK WAS HIS NAME
BRUNG ME UP AS BEST HE COULD AND LOVED ME JUST THE SAME
OLD JOE USED TO CLEAN THE BAR LIQUIOR WAS HIS PAY
NEVER SAVED A GOLDEN EAGLE DRANK IT ALL AWAY

FARE THEE WELL OLD JOE CLARK
GOOD BY BETSY BROWN
FARE THEE WELL OLD JOE CLARK
I’M GONNA LEAVE THIS TOWN

MEET A GIRL IN ARKANSTOOK HER WITH A FIGHT
BUSTED JAIL THAT AFTERNOON
MARRIED HER THAT NIGHT

OLD JOE CLARK WALKED DOWN TOWN BACKWARDS
PEOPLE ASKED HIM WHY
“I CAN GO FOR ONE MORE DRINK
WHILE WAVIN YOU GOODBYE"

©Terry Talbot
VICTORIA CROWN JEWEL OF CANADA
THERE I GAVE MY HEART AWAY FINALLY GAVE MY HEART AWAY
THE WONDER OF SHIMMERING HAROBOR AS I FALL IN LOVE
WITH YOU IN VICTORIA WITH YOU IN VICTORIA

WHERE THE NORTHERN LIGHTS GO ON
WHERE THE NORTHERN LIGHTS GO ON AND ON AND ONO

CEAN BREEZE INCENCE I BREATHE IN
EVERY WORD YOU SAY TO ME EVERY WHISPER THAT YOU BREATHE
WANEING MOON LYING GENTLY ON A ROLLING SEA

AND WE SHARE THIS SACRED CUP DEEPLY DRINK THIS SACRED DREAM
WHERE THE NORTHERN LIGHTS GO ON
WHERE THE NORTHERN LIGHTS GO ON AND ON AND ON AND ON AND ON

Instrumental verse
WHERE THE NORTHERN LIGHTS GO ON
WHERE THE NORTHERN LIGHTS GO ON AND ON
WHERE THE NORTHERN LIGHTS GO ON
WHERE THE NORTHERN LIGHTS GO ON AND ON AND ON AND ON AND ON
VICTORIA CROWN JEWEL OF CANADA

© Terry Talbot
AS I RODE INTO TOMBSTONE MY HORSE HIS NAME WAS MAC
I SAW WHAT I’LL RELATE TO YOU GOIN’ ON BEHIND MY BACK
IT SEEMS THE FOLKS WERE UP IN ARMS
A MAN NOW HAD TO DIE
FOR BELIEVING THINGS THAT DIDN’T FIT
THE LAWS THEY’D SET ASIDE

IT SEEMS HE WAS A SIMPLE MAN AS BEST AS I COULD SEE
HE WAS AN EXCECUTIONER, A HANGMAN JUST LIKE ME
I GUESS THAT HE’D SEEN LOOPHOLES FROM WORKIN WITH HIS NOOSE
HE’D HUNG THE WRONG MAN MANY TIMES TO COVER UP THE TRUTH

HE’D TALKED TO ALL THE PEOPLE FROM HIS SCAFFOLD IN THE SQUARE
HE TOLD THEM OF THE THINGS HE’D FOUND
BUT THEY DIDN’T SEEM TO CARE
SO WHAT IF SOMEONE HAD TO DIE
TO KEEP -A RICHES IN THEIR HANDS
THEY LAUGHED AT HIM AND WALKED AWAY
HE DIDN’T UNDERSTAND

AND SO THE HIGH SHERIFE CAME AROUND
HE SAID HE’D HAD ENOUGH
HE’D MAKE THE HANGMAN SHUT HIS MOUTH
AND PUT AN END TO ALL THIS STUFF
HE FINALLY ARRESTED HIM
AND THEN HE SENT FOR ME
TO HANG A FELLOW HANGMAN
FROM A FELLOW HANGMANS TREE

IT DIDN’T TAKE THEM LONG TO TRY HIM
IN THEIR COURT OF LAW
HE WAS GUILTY OF HONESTY
A CRIME WORSE THAN ALL
THEY SENTENCED HIM TO DIE
SO THE SEEDS OF LOVE CAN’T SPREAD
AND INFECT THE LITTLE CHILDREN
THAT’S WHAT THE LAW HAD SAID

SO THE HANGIN’ DAY CAME ROUND
AND HE WALKED UP TO THE NOOSE
I PULLED THE LEVER BUT BEFORE HE FEEL I CUT HIM LOOSE
THEY CALLED IT ALL CONSPIRACY AND THAT I HAD TO DIE
SO TO CLOSE OUR MOUTHS A
ND KILL OUR MINDS
THEY HUNG US SIDE BY SIDE

AND NOW WE’RE TWO HANGMEN HANGIN FROM A TREE
THAT DON’T BOTHER ME AT ALL