I've hit many crossroads in my days,
still I ramble away the right way, the way I was raised.
my father he taught me many things, so I was prepared for what the Lord and the Devil would bring.
Holes in the soles of my shoes, Holes in the soul from my blues.
The good Lord, has put me at test.
But this desert hasn't dried me up yet.
go ask the mountains. go ask the mountains they'll tell you.
They've seen it all, they've seen me fall.
still I don't let my troubles grab a hold of me.
the Devil is around I've seen him walk this ground.
still I wont let him grab a hold of me.
The desert it howls at the moon, as it glows over the weeds and the dirt.
oh what these mountains they subsume,
as they've watched our history bloom, bloom, bloom
God is nowhere near a phantom,
so I will forever thank him for the moonshine.
credits
from Time Is Heavy,
track released September 24, 2012
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