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Morning sun so bright, I put shades on my eyes,
hide my face from the spotlight.
I walk the streets with this pack on my back
full of books and the poetry I write.
Lifeâs a metaphorical battlefield.
This pen is my sword, this book is my shield
and I gain ground, on a bench in the park or a café downtown.
But each night when the shades come off,
I look back on the lines Iâve crossed and I hang my head.
Iâm getting better but I ainât there yet.
Still busting up this brick on my shoulders.
All my troubles set in stone make it hard to carry on.
But Iâve got praying hands hanging over,
the pillow where I lay my broken head at the end of the day
and they give me healing. They give me healing.
Wheels turn and seasons roll, across the highs and lows -
July hot, January cold -
and I pack heavy, 'cause I got to be ready for
whatever weather the wind may blow.
Iâve learned a lot from the road behind,
the bridges Iâve crossed, the mountains Iâve climbed, the interstate signs,
leading me through each stage in the back of my mind.
But each night when the curtain falls,
I take account of the highwayâs cost and I hang my head.
Iâm getting closer but I ainât there yet.
I'm still busting up this brick on my shoulders,
all my troubles set in stone. Sometimes itâs hard to carry on,
but Iâve got praying hands hanging over,
the pillow where I lay my broken head at the end of the day
and they give me healing.
And I wonât lay my hammer down until they lay me in the ground.
And Iâll keep singing like itâs Sunday morning,
lightening my load until these wheels run out of road.
Iâll be busting up this brick on my shoulders.
Hammer falls and I see stars. I still wonder what they are.
Iâve got praying hands hanging over,
the pillow where I lay my broken head at the end of the day
and they give me healing. They give me healing.
- Album:
- Live In Chattanooga
- Broken Record
- In The Mood
- Undertones
- The Good Life
- Miscellaneous
- Hard-Headed Fool
- Keeping Up With The Joneses
- Non-Album Releases
- Maysville In The Meantime
- Feet Wet
- The Baseball Song
- Promo Only: Country Radio, December 2011
- Outtakes from the Georgia Theatre
- The Broken Record
- Twenty-One (2011)
- Drugs
- Drugs - Single
- Twenty-One (2011) - Single