The Great Divide

Mama's crying in the back room she won't let nobody in There's bill's to pay and mouths to feed and daddys drunk again Rain comes through the trailer roof and fills the buckets to the brim Between the death and cigarettes a childhood gives in And out of trailer parks and foreclosed homes I cut my teeth so bittersweet out on the road But now I'm getting old and it's so hard to settle down Leave another low down city to another goddamn town Lay down upon the barren earth and rest your weary eyes Dive deep into your memory and lock yourself inside Remember how the roses grew when watered with sweet tea Those southern nights those golden days you layed Yourself besides me I'm bound for better days and hope these wounds will heal But scars last till the bitter end when flesh breaks under steel At night I like awake and I wish I would've stayed Out on the banks and lowman road Till the end of my days You'll find a new way and a life in truth And you finally will see dear God let me be You go your way and I'll go mine I won't cross the Great Divide Although sometimes in the morning when it hurts the most I hear you calling me Dear God let me be You'll find a new way and a life in truth And you finally will see dear God let me be So if you see my darlin' won't you send my love Six months to the day and she is all I'm thinking of See to it she's got a coat against the winters cold A fireplace to keep her warm and rest her weary souls Are bound by blood and fire until the very end A heart that's bound by wild desire will not give in So lay yourself down easy in the bitter root and pine Let the trials of this world make you stronger Or pass you bye You'll find a new way and a life in truth And you finally will see dear God let me be You go your way and I'll go mine I won't cross the Great Divide Although sometimes in the morning when it hurts the most I hear you calling me Dear God let me be You'll find a new way and a life in truth And you finally will see dear God let me be