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33rd Of August

This version of 33Rd Of August was released by Waylon Jennings in 1970.

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Today there’s no salvation band’s packed up and gone
I’m left standing with my penny in my hand
Down at railroad station a blind man sings his song
I think he sees things I don’t understand.

It’s the 33rd of August
And I’m finally touching down
Eight days from Sunday
Finds me Saturday bound.

I stumbled through the darkness tumble to my knees
A thousand voices screaming in my brain
Wound up in a squad car busted down for vacancy
Outside my cell it’s sure as hell looks just like rain.

It’s the 33rd of August
And I’m finally touching down
Eight days from Sunday
Finds me Saturday bound.

I’ve put my dangerous feelings under lock and chain
Killed my violent nature with a smile
Let the demons danced and sang their songs within my fevered brain
Not all my God like thoughts were defiled.

It’s the 33rd of August
And I’m finally touching down
Eight days from Sunday
Finds me Saturday bound…

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The lyrics for 33Rd Of August are made up of the words, verses and background chorus for the popular 1970 song by Waylon Jennings. Like a lot of songs, the lyrics to 33Rd Of August have both direct meanings and metaphorical context hidden within the song's words. All of the meanings are only truly known by the creators of the lyrics for 33Rd Of August - Waylon Jennings and any of the writers who worked with them on the song.

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