Sip The Wine is featured on Rick Danko, the 1977 eponymous debut by the bassist and singer for The Band. It can also famously be heard during
The Last Waltz while Martin Scorsese is interviewing Rick Danko at the soundboard in the office.
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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I want to lay down beside you
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I want to hold your body close to mine
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Like a grape that grows ripe in the sunshine
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There comes a time when we must sip the wine
[Verse 2]
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I can tell by lookin' ... that you're not mine girl
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I believe everything I told you was true
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There's a child here that wants to start livin'
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And you know that this child will get it's start from me and you
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Close your eyes ... and don't you think of nothing
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Let your thoughts remain here inside this room
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Lay your head beside me on my pillow
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And I will share this night with you
[Chorus]
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We must sip the wine ... till it feels alright
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We must sip the wine ... into the night
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We must sip the wine ... together ...
[Outro]
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