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Dyin' by the Hour lyrics
I was swallowed by the need
I was hiding in the corner
When a voice called to me
He understood my mystery
Soothe the wounds of my despair
And with his grace, he tenderly
Brushed the tangles from my hair
I'm feeling better by the hour
I think I just might be okay
Though bridges burn and ashes shower
Think I can live with what remains
As I sorted through the wreckage
Sitting in my silent fast
On my bed of hard earned ashes
Still repenting for my past
My body ached and shook with anger
As I walked through narrow gates
And I left those walls behind me
And with them my mistakes
I'm feeling better by the hour
I think I just might be okay
Though bridges burn and ashes shower
I think I can live with what remains
I was swallowed by the need
I was hiding in the corner
Part of these releases
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- Track 12 on Bessie Smith: The Complete Recordings, Vol. 3 Disc 2
- 11 Looking for My Man Blues
- 13 Foolish Man Blues
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- Track 15 on Empty Bed Blues
- 14 Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair
- 16 Empty Bed Blues
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- Track 13 on Blue Spirit Blues
- 12 Do Your Duty
- 14 Lock and Key
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- Track 7 on The Ultimate Collection
- 6 Empty Bed Blues, Parts 1 & 2
- 8 Homeless Blues
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- Track 11 on Bessie Smith 1925-1933
- 10 A Good Man Is Hard to Find
- 12 Foolish Man Blues
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- Track 15 on Mother of the Blues
- 14 Foolish Man Blues
- 16 A Good Man Is Hard to Find
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- Track 6 on Alexander's Ragtime Band
- 5 A Good Man Is Hard to Find
- 7 Foolish Man Blues
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- Track 6 on I'm Wild About That Thing
- 5 A Good Man Is Hard to Find
- 7 Foolish Man Blues
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- Track 13 on The Empress
- 12 Looking for My Man Blues
- 14 Foolish Man Blues
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