[ti:The Ballad Of Hollis Brown] [ar:Nina Simone] [al:Let It All Out] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Ballad Of Hollis Brown - Nina Simone (妮娜·西蒙) [00:04.28]Hollis brown [00:05.41]He lived on the outside of town [00:12.03]Hollis brown [00:13.19]He lived on the outside of town [00:19.74]With his wife and five children [00:22.02]And his cabin fallin' down [00:27.53]Will you looked for work and money [00:29.82]And you walked a rugged mile [00:35.62]You looked for work and money [00:37.35]And you walked a rugged mile [00:43.30]Your children are so hungry [00:45.30]That they don't know how to smile [00:51.17]Your baby's eyes look crazy [00:53.06]They're a-tuggin' at your sleeve [00:59.25]Your baby's eyes look crazy [01:00.71]They're a-tuggin' at your sleeve [01:07.06]You walk the floor and wonder why [01:09.03]With every breath you breathe [01:14.78]The rats have got your flour [01:16.73]Bad blood it got your mare [01:22.49]The rats have got your flour [01:24.13]Bad blood it got your mare [01:30.13]If there's anyone who knows [01:32.02]Is there anyone who cares [01:37.86]So you prayed to the lord above [01:40.21]Please send you a friend [01:45.57]You prayed to the lord above [01:47.82]Oh please send you a friend [01:53.50]But your empty pockets tell yuh [01:55.52]That you ain't a-got no friend [02:01.60]Your babies are crying louder [02:03.18]It's pounding in your brain [02:09.36]Your babies are crying louder now [02:11.34]It's pounding on your brain [02:17.24]Your wife's screams are stabbin' you [02:19.43]Like the dirty drivin' rain [02:25.05]Your grass it is turning black [02:26.90]There's no water in your well [02:32.84]Your grass is turning black [02:34.48]There's no water in your well [02:40.63]You spent your last lone dollar [02:42.65]On seven shotgun shells [02:48.73]Way out in the wilderness [02:50.51]A cold coyote calls [02:56.47]Way out in the wilderness [02:58.26]A cold coyote calls [03:04.21]Your eyes fix on the shotgun [03:06.16]That's hangin' on the wall [03:12.20]Your brain is a-bleedin' [03:14.00]And your legs can't seem to stand [03:19.88]Your brain is a-bleedin' [03:21.58]And your legs can't seem to stand [03:27.70]Your eyes fix on the shotgun [03:29.44]That you're holdin' in your hand [03:35.58]There's seven breezes a-blowin' [03:37.49]All around the cabin door [03:43.27]There's seven breezes a-blowin' [03:44.97]All around the cabin door [03:50.81]Seven shots ring out [03:52.71]Like the ocean's pounding roar [04:06.53]There's seven people dead [04:08.36]On a south dakota farm [04:14.26]There's seven people dead [04:16.00]On a south dakota farm [04:22.33]Somewhere in the distance [04:24.01]There's seven new people born