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Inherit the Wind

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Words & Music: Eddie Rabbit
Baby don't fall in love with me
I'll only bring you grief
Baby, don't set your heart on me
I'll only have to leave

'Cause the north wind flows through my veins
Like my dad there's a dream in my brain
In the morning I'll have to leave again
That's how it is when you inherit the wind
Inherit the wind

Daddy, he was a traveling man
I hardly knew his face
Momma, she cried for him at night
He never stayed in one place

'Cause the north wind flows through my veins
Like my dad there's a dream in my brain
In the morning I'll have to leave again
That's how it is when you inherit the wind
Inherit the wind

Oh I can't give you the love you need
I just won't be here that long
But if you still want me here tonight
I'll love you till the break of dawn

'Cause the north wind flows through my veins
Like my dad there's a dream in my brain
In the morning I'll have to leave again
That's how it is when you inherit the wind
Inherit the wind
Inherit the wind, inherit the wind
Recorded: 1969/01/15, first released on Back in Memphis (From Memphis to Vegas)

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Steve V (profilecontact) wrote on Dec 15, 2009report abuse
For those who get on my case because I'm not the biggest 70's fan and wished he would have stopped doing so many ballads, my point is he stopped doing ballads of this caliber. I love Elvis ballads. Unfort after 1969-70 they stopped being of this standard and leaned more towards country love lost type songs that just seemed to blend into one another. This is a standout song and one of the best from those historic sessions! He never sounded like this again.
Deano1 (profilecontact) wrote on Dec 15, 2009report abuse
A solid, well sung ballad from the 1969 Memphis Sessions. Not quite as good as the other Eddie Rabbit song that Elvis recorded at those sessions (Kentucky Rain), but still one of the many highlights from those great recording at American Studios. It does a sound a little dated when played today, as do several of the tracks on the LP "Back In Memphis" on which this song was released.
old shep (profilecontact) wrote on Dec 15, 2009report abuse
Could and should have been a single release, the late Eddie Rabbit was indeed a great artist and songwriter.
dgirl (profilecontact) wrote on Nov 24, 2009report abuse
Cool hip song. Elvis the mature singer excelling on good material from 1969. Eddie Rabbit went on to be a country superstar. Wish he had written more for Elvis.

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