The Man Comes Around lyrics

When you're weary, feeling small,

When tears are in your eyes, I will dry

them all;

I'm on your side. When times get rough
And friends just can't be found,

Like a bridge over troubled water

I will lay me down.

Like a bridge over troubled water

I will lay me down.

When you're down and out,

When you're on the street,

When evening falls so hard

I will comfort you.

There are places I'll remember
All my life
Though some have changed
Some forever
Not for better
Some have gone and some remain
All these places have their moments
With lovers and friends
I still can recall
Some are dead and some are living
In my life
I've loved them all

But if all these friends and lovers
There is no one
Compares with you
And these memories
Lose their meaning

As I walked out on the streets of Laredo.

As I walked out on Laredo one day,

I spied a poor cowboy wrapped in white linen,

Wrapped in white linen as cold as the clay.

"I can see by your outfit that you are a cowboy."

These words he did say as I boldly walked by.

"Come an' sit down beside me an' hear my sad story.

"I'm shot in the breast an' I know I must die."

Early one morning
With time to kill
I borrowed Jebb’s rifle
And sat on a hill
I saw a lone rider
Crossing the plain
I drew a bead on him
To practice my aim

My brother’s rifle
Went of in my hand
A shot rang out
Across the land
The horse, he kept running
The rider was dead
I hung my head
I hung my head

I set off running
To wake from the dream

We'll meet again

Don't know where

Don't know when

But I know

We'll meet again
Some sunny day

Keep smilin' thru

Just like you

Always do

'Til the blue skies drive

The dark clouds

Far away

And will you please say hello

to the folks that i know

Tell'em that I won't be long

And they'll be happy to know

That when you saw me go

I was singing this song

Oh Danny Boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling.

From glen to glen and down the mountain side.

The summer’s gone, and all the roses falling.
It’s you, It’s you, must go, and I must bide.

But come ye back when summer's in the meadow.

Or when the valley's hushed and white with snow.

I'll be here in Sunshine or in Shadow

Oh Danny Boy, Oh Danny Boy, I love you so.

The first time ever I saw your face

I thought the sun rose in your eyes

And the moon and the stars were the gifts you gave

To the night and the empty skies my love
To the night and the empty skies

The first time ever I kissed your mouth

I felt the earth turn in my hand

Like the trembling heart of a captive bird

That was there at my command my love

As I walked out on the streets of Laredo.

As I walked out on Laredo one day,

I spied a poor cowboy wrapped in white linen,

Wrapped in white linen as cold as the clay.

"I can see by your outfit that you are a cowboy."

These words he did say as I boldly walked by.

"Come an' sit down beside me an' hear my sad story.

"I'm shot in the breast an' I know I must die."

Your own, personal, Jesus
someone to hear your prayers,
someone who cares

Your own, personal, Jesus
someone to hear your prayers,
someone who's there

Feeling unknown
and you're all alone,
flesh and bone,
by the telephone,
lift up the receiver,
i'll make you a believer

Take second best,
put me to the test,
things on your chest,
you need to confess,
i will deliver,

Hear that lonesome whippoorwill?

He sounds too blue to fly.

The midnight train is whining low:

I'm so lonesome I could cry.

I've never seen a night so long,

When time goes crawling by.

The moon just went behind a cloud,

To hide its face and cry.

Did you ever see a Robin weep,

When leaves begin to die?

That means he's lost his will to live.

I'm so lonesome I could cry.

We'll meet again

Don't know where

Don't know when

But I know

We'll meet again
Some sunny day

Keep smilin' thru

Just like you

Always do

'Til the blue skies drive

The dark clouds

Far away

And will you please say hello

to the folks that i know

Tell'em that I won't be long

And they'll be happy to know

That when you saw me go

I was singing this song

Desperado, why don't you come to your senses?

You been out ridin' fences for so long now.

Oh, you're a hard one,

But I know that you've got your reasons.
These things that are pleasin' you,

Can hurt you somehow.

Don't you draw the queen of diamonds, boy,

She'll beat you if she's able.

Know the queen of hearts is always your best bet.

Now it seems to me, some fine things,

There's a man going around taking names

And he decides who to free and who to blame

Everybody won't be treated all the same

There'll be a golden ladder reaching down

When the Man comes around

The hairs on your arm will stand up

At the terror in each sip and in each sup

Will you partake of that last offered cup?

Or disappear into the potter's ground

When the Man comes around

I'm gonna write a tear stained letter,

I'm gonna mail it straight to you.

I'm gonna bring back to your mind,

What you said about always bein' true.

Bout our secret hidin' places;
Bein' daily satisfied.

I can see you sittin' and readin' it,

While you hang you head and cry.

I just hope you're not so sad,

You're gonna go down suicide.

I'm gonna write a tear stained letter:

Well, my name it is Sam Hall, Sam Hall.

Yes, my name it is Sam Hall; it is Sam Hall.

My name it is Sam Hall an' I hate you, one and all.

An' I hate you, one and all:
Damn your eyes.

I killed a man, they said; so they said.

I killed a man, they said; so they said.

I killed a man, they said an' I smashed in his head.

An' I left him layin' dead,

Damn his eyes.

Hear that lonesome whippoorwill?

He sounds too blue to fly.

The midnight train is whining low:

I'm so lonesome I could cry.

I've never seen a night so long,

When time goes crawling by.

The moon just went behind a cloud,

To hide its face and cry.

Did you ever see a Robin weep,

When leaves begin to die?

That means he's lost his will to live.

I'm so lonesome I could cry.

i found him by the railroad track this mornin'
i could see that he was nearly dead
i nelt down beside him, and i listened
just to hear the words the dyin' fella said
he said they let me outa prison, out in frisco
for ten long years i paid for what i done
i was tryin to get back to lousiana
to see my rose, and get to know my son

give my love to rose, please wont ya mister?

Early one morning

With time to kill

I borrowed Jebb's rifle

And sat on a hill

I saw a lone rider
Crossing the plain

I drew a bead on him

To practice my aim

My brother's rifle

Went of in my hand

A shot rang out

Across the land

The horse, he kept running

The rider was dead

I hung my head

I hung my head

I set off running

To wake from the dream

Your own, personal, Jesus
someone to hear your prayers,
someone who cares

Your own, personal, Jesus
someone to hear your prayers,
someone who's there

Feeling unknown
and you're all alone,
flesh and bone,
by the telephone,
lift up the receiver,
i'll make you a believer

Take second best,
put me to the test,
things on your chest,
you need to confess,
i will deliver,

Well, my name it is Sam Hall, Sam Hall.

Yes, my name it is Sam Hall; it is Sam Hall.

My name it is Sam Hall an' I hate you, one and all.

An' I hate you, one and all:
Damn your eyes.

I killed a man, they said; so they said.

I killed a man, they said; so they said.

I killed a man, they said an' I smashed in his head.

An' I left him layin' dead,

Damn his eyes.

Desperado, why don't you come to your senses?

You been out ridin' fences for so long now.

Oh, you're a hard one,

But I know that you've got your reasons.
These things that are pleasin' you,

Can hurt you somehow.

Don't you draw the queen of diamonds, boy,

She'll beat you if she's able.

Know the queen of hearts is always your best bet.

Now it seems to me, some fine things,

I'm gonna write a tear stained letter,

I'm gonna mail it straight to you.

I'm gonna bring back to your mind,

What you said about always bein' true.

Bout our secret hidin' places;
Bein' daily satisfied.

I can see you sittin' and readin' it,

While you hang you head and cry.

I just hope you're not so sad,

You're gonna go down suicide.

I'm gonna write a tear stained letter:

When you're weary, feeling small,

When tears are in your eyes, I will dry

them all;

I'm on your side. When times get rough
And friends just can't be found,

Like a bridge over troubled water

I will lay me down.

Like a bridge over troubled water

I will lay me down.

When you're down and out,

When you're on the street,

When evening falls so hard

I will comfort you.

The first time ever I saw your face

I thought the sun rose in your eyes

And the moon and the stars were the gifts you gave

To the night and the empty skies my love
To the night and the empty skies

The first time ever I kissed your mouth

I felt the earth turn in my hand

Like the trembling heart of a captive bird

That was there at my command my love

There are places I'll remember
All my life
Though some have changed
Some forever
Not for better
Some have gone and some remain
All these places have their moments
With lovers and friends
I still can recall
Some are dead and some are living
In my life
I've loved them all

But if all these friends and lovers
There is no one
Compares with you
And these memories
Lose their meaning

Oh Danny Boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling.

From glen to glen and down the mountain side.

The summer’s gone, and all the roses falling.
It’s you, It’s you, must go, and I must bide.

But come ye back when summer's in the meadow.

Or when the valley's hushed and white with snow.

I'll be here in Sunshine or in Shadow

Oh Danny Boy, Oh Danny Boy, I love you so.

There's a man going around taking names

And he decides who to free and who to blame

Everybody won't be treated all the same

There'll be a golden ladder reaching down

When the Man comes around

The hairs on your arm will stand up

At the terror in each sip and in each sup

Will you partake of that last offered cup?

Or disappear into the potter's ground

When the Man comes around

I hurt myself today,
to see if i still feel,
I focus on the pain,
the only thing thats real,

The needle tears a hole,
the old familiar sting,
try to kill it all away,
but I remember everything,

(Chorus)
what have I become,
my sweetest friend,
everyone i know,
goes away in the end,

and you could have it all,
my empire of dirt,
I will let you down,
I will make you hurt,