Cassandra Wilson - A Day in the Life of a Fool; Vietnam Blues

mp3: https://www.box.com/s/f868d861e53ba45683ce

Ngày đờ đẩng người đần

Dài dằng dặc và buồn thừ cô đơn

Thử làm kẻ bộ hành thơ thất

Trên đại lộ nào vu vơ

và hy vọng

biết đâu có sự buồn tênh may rủi

của giao lộ gặp gỡ nào đó

mà bóng dáng quá yêu dấu

để có thể lại là thực

Không sao ngăn lòng khỏi việc đứng đó

Ngập ngừng trước cánh cửa với chỉ, với chỉ …

lớp sờn ngoài là xa lạ

buồn tiếc vì ánh nhìn trong đó chẳng bao giờ còn

Biết làm sao

trốn tránh bầu trời rê ủ rũ  

ngồi rơi giòng trôi tay

trong góc phòng không ai hay

rơi giòng trôi tay

Vietnam Vietnam, everybody cryin' about Vietnam
Vietnam Vietnam, everybody cryin' about Vietnam
The law all the days (?) killing me down in Mississippi,
nobody seems to give a damn

Oh God if you can hear my prayer now, please help my
brothers over in Vietnam
Oh God if you can hear my prayer now, please help my
brothers over in Vietnam
The poor boys fightin', killin' and hidin' all in holes,

Maybe killin' their own brother, they do not know

Mister President you always cry about peace, but you must
clean up your house before you leave
Oh how you cry about peace, but you must clean up your
house before you leave
How can you tell the world how we need peace, and you
still mistreat and killin' poor me.

David Ackles

After Ackles's death Costello said, "It's a mystery to me why his wonderful songs are not better known."

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^{David Ackles - Down River}

Good to see you again Rosy,
I know I've changed a lot since then,
But your looking fine babe

Three years that ain't long Rosy,
But I still remember our song,
When you were my mine babe

Times change
Times change I know
But it sure goes slow
Down river
When your locked away

Hey why didn't you write Rosy,
I stayed awake most every night,
Counting my time babe

Oh no I ain't mad Rosy,
I know you had to mind your dad,
But just a line babe

Oh sure I remember Ben,
Why we went all through school,
Is that right?
Well he aint no fool,
He's a good man Rosy,
You hold him tight as you can,
Don't ask me why babe

Yeah nice seeing you Rosy,
Me I got things to do,
Well goodbye babe

Times change
Times change i know
But it sure goes slow
Down river
When your locked away

Times change
Times change I know
But it sure goes slow
Down river
When your locked away

Rosy hey Rosy
i care

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David Ackles - The Road To Cairo