《Cactus In A Coffee Can(Live)》歌词

[00:00:00] Cactus In A Coffee Can (Live) - Peter，Paul & Mary

[00:00:02] Written by：James Shamblin/Steve Seskin

[00:00:16] She had the window

[00:00:18] I had the aisle

[00:00:19] She looked twenty-five

[00:00:20] But she was shakin' like a child

[00:00:23] When we took off

[00:00:27] I looked over and clutched in her hands

[00:00:29] Was this cactus in a coffee can

[00:00:33] She was holdin' that thing like it was all that she had

[00:00:37] She smiled at me but I could tell she was sad

[00:00:48] Somewhere over denver I asked her name

[00:00:51] She said elena then told me she came from santa fe

[00:00:58] She ordered a drink and a wall came down

[00:01:02] She started talkin' and the pain poured out

[00:01:05] She told me a story I'll never forget

[00:01:09] She had me in tears

[00:01:11] When she looked at me and said

[00:01:13] My mama's first love was crack

[00:01:16] She made her livin' lyin' on her back

[00:01:21] She gave me away on the day that I was born

[00:01:29] She said I spent the last ten years trackin' her down

[00:01:33] You know it just don't seem fair that when I finally found

[00:01:36] She was almost gone

[00:01:39] We had two weeks together to laugh and to cry

[00:01:43] Two weeks to say hello and goodbye

[00:01:47] She gave me this cactus said it's kinda like me

[00:01:51] It'll hurt you to hold it but it blooms every spring

[00:02:01] She said I'm on my way back to new Mexico

[00:02:05] Was gonna scatter her ashes where the desert winds blow

[00:02:09] But I came up with a better plan

[00:02:12] I'm gonna keep 'em in the bottom of this coffee can

[00:02:16] My mama was a tortured soul

[00:02:19] But I still love her even though

[00:02:24] She gave me away on the day that I was born

[00:02:47] The plane touched down and we both got off

[00:02:50] I took her hand and said sorry for your loss

[00:02:53] She said thanks for listening for being here

[00:02:57] I've been wantin' to talk about her for so many years

[00:03:01] Now I'll probably never see elena again

[00:03:04] We met as strangers and parted as friends

[00:03:08] As we waved goodbye I was sure of one thing

[00:03:11] There'll be a flower on that cactus come next spring