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Jesus Staked His Claim

from Burlap and Gold by Matt Morrow

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seven pairs of tennis shoes on the power line
blowing in the breeze by the lakeside
seven little barefoot kids with their fishing poles
lined up on the levee where the gulls glide
saturdays, the high school kids meet up in the fields
the moon is watching everything they do
they're god's children, one and all, making their own fun
all god's little children through and through
but the perfume blows, and all the boys go crazy

but we ain't worried none for what nobody's done
cause jesus staked his claim here long ago
we all can do the math and walk the narrow path
and we'll get to heaven if we live life slow

lonely people looking for a bottle or a body
hit theresa's bar under the lights
wanda baker's husband died christmastime last year
and you can find her here most every night
but come sunday she's singing in the church choir

and we ain't worried none for what nobody's done
cause jesus staked his claim here long ago
we all can do the math and walk the narrow path
and we'll get to heaven if we live life slow

violet jenkins threw herself off the river bridge
the lake, it was as blue as the sky
and everybody asked themselves if she killed herself
or if she finally learned how to fly
and after that it rained for days and days and days

we ain't worried none for what nobody's done
cause jesus staked his claim here long ago
we all can do the math and walk the narrow path
and we'll get to heaven if we live life slow
we'll get to heaven we'll just get there slow

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from Burlap and Gold, released July 25, 2011
guitar, banjo, harmonica, percussion, vocals - matt morrow

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