The Cowboy Junkiesare a Canadian alt-country/ alternative rockband, formed by three siblings from the Timmins entertainment family. The group formed in Toronto in 1985. The band's name was simply a random choice as they approached their first ever gig, but it has come to perfectly represent their sound. (Some sources may credit Townes Van Zandt's song "Cowboy Junkies Lament" as the source of the band's name, but that song was written especially for Cowboy Junkies several years after they coined the name.) The Trinity Sessionis perhaps their best known record, recorded live in a single day on a single microphone in a church in Toronto. This album also included a unique cover version of Lou Reed's "Sweet Jane".
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Cowboy Junkies Lament Lyrics
Cowboy Junkies
Baby hit the back door
Breathin real heavy
Said the boys in the alley
Wouldnt leave her alone
Mama did her make-up in a terrible hurry
She finally got ready
But the boys were gone
Mama dont you worry,
Nights approachin
Theres a hole in heaven
Where some sin slips through
Just close your eyes and dream real steady
Maybe just a little will spill on you
Dark dont lie
Dreams come true
Could be a few will see you through
Old lady rose, lookin down her nose
At lonely miss lily hiding in the hall
Lilys just praying for the trial to be over
Lady rose just waiting for the axe to fall
Show me off on the way to town
The skys still shiny
And the earths still brown
Tell the judge Im ready for the vases
Gonna dance in their faces
When the guitar sounds
Wont be long
I wont be gone
Been leaning toward the shadows all along
Those in the know say so it goes
You plan on reapin, you better sow
You plan on sleepin,
You better keep movin
Sleepin aint allowed around here,
You know
Snake eyes cry
Boxcars sigh
Sevens stuck in the middle
Just wonderin why
Dark dont lie
Dreams come true
All it takes is one or two
Maybe just a few will see you through