Song For Martin Lyrics - Judy Collins

In Rough Rock, Arizona he lived for many years alone 

A gangly kid from Colorado, who could sing the sweetest songs 

I first heard Woody's songs from him in a cabin in the snow 

Seems like it was yesterday but it was years and years ago 

He moved to Arizona in nineteen sixty-one 

Got a job at the Indian school - he was livin' in the sun 

My life was movin' fast by now, I was always on the run 

My country life was far behind and the circus had begun 

Marty, I know it got lonely out there 

Coyotes cryin' at midnight in the cold desert air 

The heart that sorrow broke in you can never be repaired 

Mart, I know I let you down somewhere 

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I knew that me and Marty, we should have been good friends 

I always knew the paths we walked were meant to cross again 

We talked on the telephone once or twice a year 

His voice was so familiar, his memory was clear 

I'll never know what brought him to where he finally stood 

A shotgun pointed at his head in a cabin in the woods 

But somehow I could hear it, it struck my heart as well 

For the unknown man who needs a hand 

For the friend I'll never know 

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Marty, I know it got lonely out there 

Coyotes cryin' at midnight in the cold desert air 

The heart that sorrow broke in you can never be repaired 

Mart, I know I let you down somewhere