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Artist/Band: Tim O'Brien
Lyrics for Song: Don't Be Surprised
Lyrics for Album: Other Songs - Tim O'Brien



She was heavy with child and he had a hungry look

They were out on the road just waitin' to be took

And I wasn't much better, all I owned in a sack

But I had enough street smarts to watch my back



And he asked me if I knew a place they could go

To keep from the wind, away from the rain and the drivin' snow

He said I'm good with my hands, I can work my way

But I don't know a soul hear, there's not much I can pay



I just shook my head and all I could say was

Don't be surprised if they turn you away



I said your child will be born to a heartless place

If he tries to do good, they'll just spit in his face

He might heal the sick, make a lame man walk

Draw big crowds of people to hear his talk



But he'd make rich men so nervous they'd take him away

They put him on trial and twist his words

Just to make make him pay

He might be humble the gentlest around

That won't stop some men from puttin' him down



You see I don't have much faith in people these days

So don't be surprised if they turn him away



Well, I guess someday maybe Rome will fall

Peace could live inside Jerusalem's walls

And men could win in at lots of things they try

Grow food in the desert maybe even learn how to fly



In two thousand years they might look back on our day

And study about us, they'd probably wonder

How in the world we could live this way



But the more things change the more they stay the same

Men will never give up their hurtful games

A few will stand tall and a few will walk straight

But most of us will fall to the fear and hate



Well, I guess at the time it didn't seem so odd

But I was talking with Joseph and Mary, the mother of God

And I wouldn't change a word if I saw them today

And I wouldn't be surprised if they turned them away



He said I'm good with my hands and I can work my way

But I don't know a soul hear, there's not much I can pay

I just shook my head 'cause all I could say was

Don't be surprised if they turn you away


Album Lyrics: Other Songs - Tim O'Brien


Tim O'Brien
"Other Songs - Tim O'Brien"


1. A House Of Gold
2. Angel Band
3. Another Day
4. Bending Blades
5. Blackest Crow
6. Brother Wind
7. Climbing Up A Mountain
8. Cluck Old Hen
9. Daddy's On The Roof Again
10. Demon Lover
11. Don't Be Surprised
12. Drunkard's Hiccups (Jack Of Diamonds)
13. Every Tear Has A Reason Why
14. Fair Margaret And Sweet William
15. Family History
16. Fell Into Her Deep Blue Eyes
17. Few Are Chosen
18. First Days Of Fall
19. Five Rooms
20. Flora, The Lily Of The West
21. Footsteps So Near
22. For The Fallen
23. Handsome Molly
24. Hard Year Blues
25. Heartbreak Game
26. Hold To A Dream
27. How Come I Ain't Dead
28. I Like The Way You Cook
29. I'm Not Gonna Forget You
30. I've Endured
31. Ireland's Green Shore
32. John Riley
33. Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning
34. Kelly Joe's Shoes
35. Kick Me When I'm Down
36. Let Love Take You Back Again
37. Lone Tree Standing
38. Long Distance
39. Lost Little Children
40. Love Is Pleasing
41. Maggie's Farm
42. Me And Dirk's Trip To Ireland
43. Melancholy Moon (Not)
44. Mick Ryan's Lament
45. Mole In The Ground
46. Mountaineer Is Always Free
47. Nellie Kane
48. One Girl Cried
49. One Way Street
50. Orphan Girl
51. Queen Of Hearts
52. Raleigh And Spencer
53. Restless Spirit Wandering
54. Ribbon In Your Hair
55. River Of Blood
56. Rock In A Weary Land
57. Rod Mcneil
58. Romance Is A Slow Dance
59. Shadows Of Light
60. She's Runnin' Away
61. Skillet Good And Greasy
62. Stagger Lee
63. Talkin' Cavan
64. The Church Steeple [High On A Hillside]
65. The Farmer's Cursed Wife
66. The Perfect Place To Hide
67. The Tide Flows Into Miltown
68. Think About Last Night
69. Time To Learn
70. Travelers
71. Turning Around
72. Two Journeys
73. Wagoner's Lad
74. Walk Beside Me
75. Wayfarin' Stranger
76. What Does The Deep Sea Say
77. When I Die I'll Live Again
78. Working On A Building