Sparks

By, Max Stalling From the CD, Comfort in the Curves Here is a song by a great Texas singer-songwriter, Max Stalling. The song is recorded mostly with acoustic guitar and harmonica; It's played with a slow shuffle beat. I'm not too sure how easy it would be to find the CD outside of the Dallas area, but if you could, it's well worth listining too.... D Well, there he sits huddled by his Em7 fire Dreaming his G dreams that he's dreamed D before Just watching those sparks drifting up to Em7 heaven And watching his G hopes drift away like D smoke Just look at those sparks drifting up to Em7 heaven Seeking a G place among the D stars Do you think sparks dream of Em7 being stars And if they G do, do they know they're D fools Em7 He drifted to town some years ago with the D first fall snow Em7 He spoke of the circuit and all the bulls that he?d D rode But the G bulls had outdone him and all he'd wound up with Were D broke bones and handfuls of Em7 dirt And if you'd G had his dreams you'd know how that must have D hurt D So just let him be a broke down old Em7 cowboy Just let him G dream his worn out old D dreams He's tall in his tales where he was Em7 quicker than most And if you had G know him then you'd know he's not one to D boast Em7 Just look how he walks when he sees a D lady Em7 Straightens right up, tips a hat to those D near G And look at the kids. ten steps behind him Whispering D things they think he Em7 can't hear But if you could G see his eyes you'd know he damned well D hears D So just let him be a broke down old Em7 cowboy Just let him G dream his worn out old D dreams He's long in the tooth; Em7 he's bent frail and fragile But if you had G know him then you'd know he might speak the D truth Em7 We?ve all have our dreams that we carry D around Em7 Some dreams go with us right into the D ground G Sparks turns to ashes; cowboys meet their matches And the D quickest they don't Em7 always win But G dreaming's your first step and one steps where journeys D begin D So just let us be broke down old Em7 cowboys Just let us G dream our worn out old D dreams We're tall in our tales Em7 where we were so damned much quicker than most And if you had G know us then you'd know we're not the type of people who A7 boast? D There you have it, friends. Hope ya'll enjoy!