()                            ()                       e|---2------------|---2---|---2------------|---3---| B|---3------------|---3---|---3------------|---3---| G|---0--h2--0------------|---2---|---0--h2--0------------|---2---| D|---0---------4--2--0---|---0---|---0---------4--2--0---|---0---| A|------------0-|-------|------------0-|---2---| E|------------|-------|------------|---3---| This cruel country has driven me down Teased me and lied teased me and lied I’ve only sad stories to tell to this town My dreams have withered and ...died! Once I was bending the ...tops of the trees Kind thoughts in my head kind voices to hear! e|------------| B|------------| G|------------| D|------------| A|---0--2--4---| E|------------| Then I took up with a girl from the west Played run and hide played run and hide Count one to ten and she’s gone like the rest My dreams have withered and died! If I was a butterfly     lived for a day I could be free just blowing a - way! e|------------| B|------------| G|------------| D|------------| A|---0--2--4---| E|------------| Silver moon sail up and silver moon - shine On the waters so wide waters so wide Slipped from the bed of a good friend of mine My dreams have withered and died! Once I was bending the tops of the trees Kind thoughts in my head kind voices to hear! e|------------| B|------------| G|------------| D|------------| A|---0--2--4---| E|------------| This cruel country has driven me down Teased me and lied teased me and lied I’ve only sad stories to tell to this town My dreams have withered and died My dreams have withered and died My dreams have withered and died----------!

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À propos de la chanson

La chanson évoque la désillusion et la tristesse vécues par une personne face aux promesses non tenues d’un pays impitoyable. L'interprète se sent piégé par un environnement qui a écrasé ses rêves et nourri des histoires mélancoliques. Il se remémore des souvenirs de joie et de belles pensées, mais ces instants s'estompent rapidement, laissant place à un sentiment de perte. Les relations amoureuses semblent également éphémères et décevantes, alimentant encore plus cette impression que ses aspirations ont disparu. C’est une réflexion sur la fragilité des rêves et les réalités dures de la vie.