Baez Joan Last Lonely And Wretched Lyrics

Last Lonely And Wretched Lyrics

Youre tired and youre poor, you long to be free

 But in this God-forsaken land you find no home, no family

 On the many roads that you wandered since the day of your birth

 Youve become one of the Last, Lonely, and Wretched.

 

 Your hair is matted, your face and hands are dirty

 And the years that youve toiled must number somewhere near thirty

 The deepening of a sadness broke finally into madness

 You are truly one of the Last, Lonely, and Wretched.

 

 Your eyes are wild and frightening, at the same time they are blessed

 And I wonder if God died, turned his back, or only just rested

 As you walked out on the seventh day, through the big gates and on your way

 To become one of the Last, Lonely, and Wretched.

 

 For once you were a child, your cheeks were red, you were well fed,

 You laughed and played till you got teary, ran to your mother when you were
weary

 But somehow you were forsaken, alone Ill not bear the blame

 And somewhere all was taken, your mind, your body, your name

 Forgive us our unkindness, our desertion, and our blindness

 To you, the Last, Lonely, and Wretched

 Forgive us, all the Last, Lonely, and Wretched.

 

 Joan Baez

 Copyright 1970 by Chandos Music

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