Tryin’ To Get To Heaven – David Bowie (originally by Bob Dylan)
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The air is getting hotter There’s a rumbling in the sky I’ve been wading through the high muddy water With heat rising through my eyes Every day, your memory grows dimmer It doesn’t hurt me like it did before I’ve been walking through the middle of nowhere Trying to get to Heaven before they close the door Oh, hey, yeah
Oh, when I was in Missouri They would not let me be I had to leave there in a hurry I only saw what they let me see They broke the heart that loved you Now you can seal up the book and not write anymore I’ve been walking that lonesome valley Trying to get to Heaven before they close the door Oh, oh, yeah
Ooh, trying to get to Heaven Before they close the door Ooh, trying to get to Heaven Before they close the door
Oh, people on the platforms Waiting for the trains I can hear their hearts are beating Like pendulums swinging on a chain When you think you lost everything You find out you can lose a little more I, I’m just going down the, that road feeling bad Trying hard to get to Heaven before they close the door
Ooh, trying to get to Heaven Before they close the door Ooh, trying to get to Heaven Before they close the door
Ooh Oh-oh-oh
Ooh, trying to get to Heaven Before they close the door Ooh, trying to get to Heaven Before they close the door
I’m going down the river Going down to New Orleans They tell me everything’s gonna be alright But I don’t know what alright even means I close my eyes and I wonder, boys If everything is as hollow as it seems I’ve been to Sugar Town, oh, shook the sugar down Trying to get to Heaven before they close the door, hey
Ooh, trying to get to Heaven (Trying to get there) Before they close the door (Woo, door) Ooh, trying to get to Heaven (Trying to get to Heaven) Before they close the door (And relive my dreams there) Ooh, trying to get to Heaven Before they close the door (I’ve been all around the world, boys) Ooh, trying to get to Heaven Before they close the door