lady vagabond

Grace Potter And The Nocturnals

When I came into this world, I cut the silence with my howl
I was forged in the mountains
til the wheel brought me on down
The world never saw me comin
when it did, it started runnin
That s why time flies whenever I m around

I made my great escape in nothin but a bathin suit
They found me floatin down the river
in the constable s canoe
Bobby wrapped me in a blanket
said, There s nothin we can do
For a little Lady Vagabond like you

You can call me, I won t come
Call me Lady Vagabond
I cam? rollin down the mountains on the run
Call me Lady Vagabond

Far?well til tomorrow, town! I hit the trail hard-nosed
I had no means to travel, but I knew where I was goin
I had a vision of my Padre in his silver bolero
Constable chased me all the way to Mexico

You can call me, I won t come
Call me Lady Vagabond
Queen of the highway, daughter of the sun
Call me Lady, Lady Vagabond

When the Turquoise Trail betrayed me, I was mighty low down
I set out to find myself an easy-livin crowd
Vegas never saw me comin
but they should ve started runnin
Cause the money disappeared when I came to town

And you can call me, I won t come
I m a Lady Vagabond
I m the queen of the Neon Strip and the Midnight Sun
Lucky Lady, Lady Vagabond, uh-huh

I got pinched for indiscretion at a mighty intersection
Paid dearly for the lies I bought and sold
Every cage I ever rattled, every chain I ever broke
Every dream of happy-ever-after, it went up in smoke

Well, I guess it s back to the wilderness I go

I fell into the canyon on a January evening
The mountains looked a mighty lot like home
I take the high road when I can
and when I can t, I take a man
It sure as Hell beats sleepin all alone

You can call me, I won t come
Call me Lady Vagabond
Queen of the Highway and the desert sun
Call me Lady, Lady Vagabond

Now if you look a little closer at the lines upon my face
You ll see every road I drove and every dream I ever chased
I ve probably died a million times
my ghosts are kinda friends of mine
They ride along and hem my pride
the vestiges of all my lives
Sometimes they even give me good advice
So I never take the wrong exit twice

You can call me, I won t come
Call me Lady Vagabond
You can call me, I won t come
Call me Lady Vagabond

Queen of the highway, daughter of the sun
Call me Lady, Lady Vagabond