Spirit of the Golden Tone

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I thought it was funny in the middle of the day
to hear someone sing in such a mournful way
Ghost broadcaster haunt my dial
come back again for a little while

Don't you leave me here
leave me all alone
Light me up with the spirit of the golden tone

Tired of this raging merry-go-round
dodging a steel shovel full of sound
Burn up the frequencies hot as coal
melt down the wires 'til they're dripping with soul

Don't you leave me here...

and it's a long long road to get
don't leave me by the side
I've been running for twenty-nine months now
baby won't you let me ride

Knee on the dashboard knee on the wheel
blow up the bottom 'til it feels so real
fill the air with the music to end this shame
and rise from the ashes of the blues again

Don't you leave me here...

Colin Linden-SOCAN-2001
Colin Linden Publishing/Warner-Chappell Music Canada