Tomb of the Unknown Love (Karaoke Version Originally Performed by Kenny Rogers) - MIDIFine Systems

One time I drove to see a girl across the country One night as I was driving through New Mexico I had the windows wide open It was cold, and I was crying And I laid her letter on the radio Then I stopped outside of Tahoe Through this tiny mining town At a diner to refill for the ride And in the wind I heard this crying Like a heart broke right in two I turned my collar up and went inside Where I saw this smiling waitress Joshing friendly with these truckers They'd give her pats, and she'd give them shoves I said, "Miss, what's that awful crying?" Everybody laughed and said "It's the tomb of the unknown love" And then they pointed out the window to a stone All by itself, beneath a tree, beside a hill And on that winter night I read these words alone These words that are haunting me still It said Here lies a young man struck down in his prime By the awesome burning power of love He couldn't stand this true love cheating So he shot that girl down They hung him from that tree up above I know that local folks say it's the wind But I know it's crying From the tomb of the unknown love So I drove on to my destination I did the job my heart commanded of me And when the sheriff sirens came I didn't even try to fight They counted ten, I came out at three So now I guess tomorrow morning Warden reads some kind of paper How I'm gonna pay the state for what I've done Hey, then they'll put the shackles on me And we'll take a little walk They won't have to drag me 'cause it's said and done And maybe someday they can put me up a stone All by itself, beneath the tree, beside the hill And lovers everywhere can come and read along These words that will give them a chill And it'll say Here lies a young man struck down in his prime By the awesome burning power of love He couldn't stand his true love cheating So he shot the girl down They hung him from that tree right above I know that local folks say it's the wind But I know it's crying From the tomb of the unknown love

We refuse to be What you wanted us to be We are what we are That's the way it's going to be (Way) If you don't know You can't educate For no equal opportunity (Talkin' 'bout my freedom) Talkin' 'bout my freedom People freedom and liberty (Freedom) Yeah, we've been trodding on the winepress Much too long, rebel, rebel Yes, we've been trodding on the winepress Much too long, rebel, rebel Babylon system is the vampire, yeah (Vampire) Suckin' the children day by day, yeah Me say, de Babylon system is the vampire, falling empire Suckin' the blood of the sufferers, yeah Building church and university, wooh, yeah Deceiving the people continually, yeah Me say them graduatin' thieves and murderers Look out now they suckin' the blood of the sufferers (Sufferers) Yeah (Sufferers) Tell the children the truth Tell the children the truth Tell the children the truth right now Come on and tell the children the truth Tell the children the truth Tell the children the truth Tell the children the truth Come on and tell the children the truth 'Cause, 'cause we've been trodding on ya Winepress much too long, rebel, rebel And we've been taken for granted much too long Rebel, rebel now (Trodding on the winepress) Trodding on the winepress (Rebel) Got to rebel, y'all (Rebel) We've been trodding on the winepress Much too long, yeah (Rebel) Yeah (Rebel) Yeah, yeah From the very day we left the shores (Trodding on the winepress) Of our Father's land (Rebel) We've been trampled on (Rebel) Oh, now (We've been oppressed, yeah) Lord, Lord, go to Now we know everything we got to rebel Somebody got to pay for the work We've done, rebel

If you're ready to fall in love Here's the thing you've been dreaming of Scientific fact that you should know If you're ready to give your heart And you don't know which way to start And you're afraid you'll go against the flow Ask anyone who's ever been given the blow If you'll know when all systems are go All systems go, ohoohoooh All systems go, ohoohoooh All systems go, all systems go All systems go, oo oh oo oh All systems go, all systems go All systems go, oo oh oo oh Is your mind in computer mode? And all your senses in overload And all controls for take off in your hands 200, 000 watts of my love are starting to glow Let you know that all systems are go All systems go, ohoohoooh All systems go, ohoohoooh All systems go, all systems go All systems go, oo oh oo oh All systems go, all systems go All systems go, oo oh oo oh You're on a one way trip to the sun Your heart's on fire and you're ready to run Faster now faster, we're headin' out for planet Mars Love on sudden impact, everything's under control And all systems are go All systems go, ohooh oooh All systems go, ohooh oooh All systems go, all systems go All systems go, oo oh oo oh All systems go, all systems go All systems go, oo oh oo oh