In The Pines (Mixed) - Bruce

Black girl, black girl, don't lie to me Tell me, where did you sleep last night? In the pines, in the pines, where the sun never shine I will shiver the whole night through Black girl, black girl, where will you go? I'm going where the cold wind blows In the pines, in the pines, where the sun never shine I will shiver the whole night through Black girl, black girl, don't lie to me Tell me, where did you sleep last night? In the pines, in the pines, where the sun never shine I will shiver the whole night through My husband was a railroad man Killed a mile and a half from here His head was found in a drivers wheel And his body haven't ever been found Black girl, black girl, where will you go? I'm going where the cold wind blows You called me weak, and you called me the most You called me to bring me my home

There's trouble in the pines tonight, I'm only seeing red Woke up to my sister screaming, crying in her bed She'd been drinking' down in Etoile with some boys from LSU When them college kids did something that a man should never do Mama said,"Don't do it!" as I grabbed that .45 I carried in the desert, more than once it saved my life I've never killed a white man, but I bet I will tonight No time for forgiveness, ma, there's trouble in the pines They was stayin' in a lake house down on Shirley Creek Come alone to get away on their Thanksgiving week I snuck in through the screen door, I caught 'em by surprise Gagged 'em and i tied 'em, then we took a little ride I threw 'em in the jon boat, and we made a little run Up in Ayish Bayou where I had myself some fun Shoulda heard them crying, moaning, praying for their lives But Jesus he ain't listenin' boys there's trouble in the pines They brought in boats, planes, and dogs. The Dallas feds came down Never found no bodies so they figures that they drown But they'll lay forever silent with my service .45 At the bottom of 'ol Ayish, no more trouble in the pines They'll lay forever silent with that service .45 The bottom of that bayou, no more trouble in the pines

Hey boy, hey boy Don't lie to me Say, where did you stay last night? Did you stay in the pines Where the sun never shines And shivered when the cold wind blew Hey boy, hey boy Black seeds you've sown My screams will haunt you so Through the trees through the pines Where the sun never shines You'll suffer when the cruel winds blow Aah, aah, aah, aah, aah, aah, aah Aah, aah, aah, aah, aah, aah, aah Aah, aah, aah, aah, aah, aah, aah Hey boy, hey boy Don't lie to me Where did you stay last night?

The Hollywood hills weren't made for someone like me The banks and the rivers were always more of my speed Time has passed slowly since the day that I ran away And the more that I picture your smile I see my mistake You and the Pines Are loving longing waiting Grinning with your arms out under Grey skies Masking all the pain inside and Knowing that you're desperate to be saved Loved every moment I spent just being with you But lonely took hold and I did what I'd never do Time has passed slowly since the day that I ran away And the more that I picture your face I see my mistake You and the Pines Are loving longing waiting Grinning with your arms out under Grey skies Masking all the pain inside and Knowing that you're desperate to be saved Time has passed slowly since the day that I ran away And the more that I picture your smile I see my mistake

I need to let go But I don't wanna go out lonely Right now I need to grow And no one's gonna do that for me And my bags all stowed Were you thinking 'bout stayin' by me? Yeah, you thinking 'bout stayin'?, woah Yeah, you thinking 'bout stayin'? Oh, gotta go Right now, I gotta go Headed home to a different time zone, yeah Sun is low, yeah, everything is goin' right, yeah 'Til she told me, where she slept last night, yeah Where'd you go, yeah, when the sun came down?, yeah Karma knows, yeah, it'll come back around, yeah Fire's high, babe, don't you let it go out, yeah The fire's high, babe, don't you let it go out Oh, where did you sleep last night? (Last night, night) Where did you sleep last night? (Last night) Oh, where did you sleep last night? (night) Where did you sleep? The pines, the pines, the pines Where the sun don't ever shine, shine, shine Where the sun don't ever shine, shine, shine Where the sun don't ever shine, shine, shine, yeah-yeah, yeah Ayy, you can keep your bad advice, yeah She was on me like white on rice I already killed my ego twice So sorry, it'll cause another bad fight Yes, I'm young, but I know just what I like, yeah Yes, I'm young, but I know just what I like Yes, I'm young, but I know just what I like, yeah, ayy Where did you sleep last night? Oh, where did you sleep last night? (Last night, night) Where did you sleep last night? Pines, the pines, the pines Where the sun don't ever shine, shine, shine Where the sun don't ever shine, shine, shine Where the sun don't ever shine, shine, shine, yeah He go, she go I go away Light-weight, is he gone? Fight by day Light-weight, is he gone? I go away Light-weight, is he gone? Fight by day The pines, the pines, the pines Where the sun don't ever shine, shine, shine Where the sun don't ever shine, shine, shine Where the sun don't ever shine, shine, shine, yeah, yeah

Somewhere down the way, there's a hidden place that anyone That all of us could find But our maps have failed, so venture through the veil and realize That these roads are intertwined Far beyond those walls, gleaming black and white Further than our false schemes of wrong and right Is a field where we can walk Leaving all our names behind I will meet you there, beyond the pines Templed in twilight or dawn The light and easy air Tracing the lines on our palms Somewhere down the road is a place that we can go where everyone And everything is divine And when we're all awake, we can finally make and end of these Divisions in our minds Far beyond those walls, gleaming black and white Further than our false schemes of wrong and right Is a field where we can walk Leaving all our names behind I will meet you there, beyond the pines Templed in twilight or dawn The light and easy air Tracing the lines on our palms I will meet you there, beyond the pines Templed in twilight or dawn The light and easy air Tracing the lines on our palms And I will meet you there (Don't go to sleep) Our souls and feet both bare (With grass beneath) The oaths we needn't swear (Are vast and deep) Our breath will be our prayer (Alone, complete) I will meet you there, beyond the pines Templed in twilight or dawn The light and easy air Tracing the lines on our palms I will meet you there, beyond the pines Templed in twilight or dawn The light and easy air Tracing the lines on our palms I will meet you there