C F This cruelntry has driven men G C F G Teased me and lied, teased me and lied C F I've only sad stories to tell to this town G C My dreams have withered and died F C Dm Once I was bending the tops of the trees C Dm Am G Kind words in my ear, kind faces to see Then I struck up with a from the West, Played run and hide, played run and hide. Count one to ten and he'se with the rest My dreams have withered and died Silver moon sail up and silver moon shine On the waters so wide, waters so wide Steal from the bed of somed friend of mine My dreams have withered and died If I was a butterfly lived a day Then Ild be free just blowing away This cruelntry has driven men Teased me and lied, teased me and lied I've only sad stories to tell to this town My dreams have withered and dies