They're taking her children away Because they said she was not a good mother They're taking her children away Because she was making it with sisters and brothers And everyone else, all of the others Like cheap officers who would Stand there and flirt in front of me
They're taking her children away Because they said she was not a good mother They're taking her children away Because of the things that they heard she had done The black air force sergeant was not the first one And all of the drugs she took, every one, every one
And I am the water boy, the real game's not over here But my heart is overflowin' anyway I'm just a tired man, no words to say But since she lost her daughter It's her eyes that fill with water And I am much happier this way
They're taking her children away Because they said she was not a good mother They're taking her children away Because number one was the girl friend from Paris The things that they did, ah, they didn't have to ask us And then the Welshman from India, who came here to stay
And I am the water boy, the real game's not over here But my heart is overflowin' anyway I'm just a tired man, no words to say But since she lost her daughter It's her eyes that fill with water And I am much happier this way
Tim Buckley (the original) is also great, but different.
Liz Fraser (the singer for this Mortal Coil) actually bonded with Jeff Buckley (Tim's son) after Tim died, largely as a consequence of her covering his dad's song and they started a relationship, which didn't last all that long.
Jeff (a fantastic musician himself) then died crossing the Mississippi River, trying to swim across it...
Wasn't this about Tim's "relationship" with Heroin ?
Hallelujah. The Jeff Buckley version from West Wing and of course the Leonard Cohen original which was played last year at my brother in law's funeral.
Tim Buckley (the original) is also great, but different.
Liz Fraser (the singer for this Mortal Coil) actually bonded with Jeff Buckley (Tim's son) after Tim died, largely as a consequence of her covering his dad's song and they started a relationship, which didn't last all that long.
Jeff (a fantastic musician himself) then died crossing the Mississippi River, trying to swim across it...
Wasn't this about Tim's "relationship" with Heroin ?
I think it was, yeah. Which ultimately killed him.
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Because they said she was not a good mother
They're taking her children away
Because she was making it with sisters and brothers
And everyone else, all of the others
Like cheap officers who would
Stand there and flirt in front of me
They're taking her children away
Because they said she was not a good mother
They're taking her children away
Because of the things that they heard she had done
The black air force sergeant was not the first one
And all of the drugs she took, every one, every one
And I am the water boy, the real game's not over here
But my heart is overflowin' anyway
I'm just a tired man, no words to say
But since she lost her daughter
It's her eyes that fill with water
And I am much happier this way
They're taking her children away
Because they said she was not a good mother
They're taking her children away
Because number one was the girl friend from Paris
The things that they did, ah, they didn't have to ask us
And then the Welshman from India, who came here to stay
And I am the water boy, the real game's not over here
But my heart is overflowin' anyway
I'm just a tired man, no words to say
But since she lost her daughter
It's her eyes that fill with water
And I am much happier this way