Dave Rawlings Machine - I Hear Them All

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I DO NOT OWN THIS SONG - PROMOTIONAL USE ONLY
Studio version
Album: A Friend Of A Friend (November 17, 2009)

De gustibus non est disputandum.
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Lyrics:


I hear the crying of the hungry
in the deserts where they're wanderin'
Hear them crying out for heaven's own benevolence upon them
Hear destructive power prevailing, I hear fools falsely hailing
To the crooked words of tyrants when they call
I hear them all, I hear them all, I hear them all

I hear the sound of tearing pages and the roar of burning paper
All the crimes and acquisition turn to air and ash and vapor
In the rattle of the shackle, far beyond emancipators
And the lowliest together in their stall
I hear them all, I hear them all, I hear them all

So while you sit and whistle Dixie with your money and your power
I can hear the flowers growing in the rubble of the tower
I hear leaders quit their lying, I hear babies quit their crying
I hear soldiers quit their dying, one and all
I hear them all, I hear them all, I hear them all

I hear the tender words from Zion, I hear Noah's waterfall
See the gentle lamb of Judah sleeping at the feet of Buddha
And the prophets from Elijah to the Old Paiute Wovaca
Take their places at the table when they're called
I hear them all, I hear them all, I hear them all

I hear them all, I hear them all, I hear them all
I hear them all, I hear them all, I hear them all


David Todd Rawlings is a professional guitarist and singer. He is best known as the musical partner of bluegrass singer-songwriter Gillian Welch. He is also a producer, having produced Welch and bands such as Old Crow Medicine Show.