Orion

you were dead when they found you

on the floor of your apartment

you were dead, and your drum set

stood there shining in the dark

shining like stage lights

shining like your eyes

shining like orion in the night



you were small time back in austin

where the drummers are all poor

you were rocking out this dive bar

there were bottles on the floor

and a couple lonely people

and the bartender and i

remembered what it is to be alive



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hey, orion, he's falling

catch him if you can

hey, orion, he's calling

amen, amen, amen



were you dreaming of the big time

when you fell down all alone?

could you see the velvet curtain

and the silver microphone?

could you hear your own heart beating?

did you hear it getting slow?

could you hear your own heart

playing rock & roll?



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gram parsons in a hotel

buddy holly on a plane

and you, in your apartment

with your drum set shining

shining like stage lights

shining like your eyes

shining like orion in the night



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