Two Shots

Words and Music by John Denver
from Windsong (1975)


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I took two shots,got no ducks and cold, cold hands.
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Last night when I was out drinking, 
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trying to have a good time.
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The Lady with whom I was speaking 
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thougt I was feeding her some old line.
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When I spoke of a cold winter's morning, 
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a duck blind and a river of gray.
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The sound of the snow softly falling 
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when I thought I heard somebody say:
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"I took two shots, got no ducks and cold, cold hands."

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I could tell by the gaze of my comrades 
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that I was the one who had spoke.
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Their eyes held a message of patience, 
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the thrill of the hunt and of hope.
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But when I spoke again how they listened 
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for the wisdom of what I might say.
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If the good Lord had meant us to shoot one, 
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he'd surely send more ducks our way.
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"I took two shots, got no ducks and cold, cold hands."

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Well,the lady with whom I was speaking, 
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she laughed lightly and wandered away.
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My heart like the snow in my story, 
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fell silent, I'd hoped she would stay.
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It's so nice to talk to somebody,
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to find someone who's willing to share.
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I know that this life is worth living, 
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but sometimes it just isn't fair.
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"I took two shots, got no ducks and cold, cold hands."
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"I took two shots, got no ducks and cold, cold hands."