(Chris Moore & John McGann) Dear Magnolia, I lend you my ear Whisper your stories and secrets hidden here Of a South that rose, of a South that fell
We are passing this world on to our kids From the moment that they climb out of their cribs And we try to teach them well And show them they are loved
(Mark Erelli) If my smile Ever fails to make you swoon If my kiss Doesn't send you to the moon If my arms Hold no charms There's no need for alarm Don
(Mark Erelli) The government man Started building his dam Then he told us it was all for the best 'Cause they were tearing it down They were drowning
When the sun goes back And the first quail calls Follow the drinking gourd The old man is waiting For to carry you to freedom Follow the drinking gourd
(Mark Erelli) I read the paper I watch the news It seems there's only pain and sufferin' And there ain't much I can do It's so senseless I feel defenseless
(Dennis Brennan & Kevin Barry) Down on this row there ain't much to do So I close my eyes and dream about you You and that guy I met once or twice That
(Mark Erelli) Every year about this time I think of leaving But every year about this time I never go I'm the only one I am deceiving This town sinks
(Mark Erelli) When I was a boy I went to hear this picker play I still recall his blue guitar Like it was yesterday I was a powder keg a-waitin' For
Trouble come falling from the pure blue sky Went down to the well but the well was dry Wasn't nothing but a bucket and a hole in the ground I pitched
You taught me everything I know 'bout being lonesome And I learned my lesson oh so faithfully What was I thinking of When I gave you my love For I
(Mark Erelli) You taught me everything I know 'bout being lonesome And I learned my lesson oh so faithfully What was I thinking of When I gave you my
(Mark Erelli) Darlin' when we me you said I was the one So I never thought the knot we tied would come undone But lately you've been acting kind of strange
Intro: The American flag is tied to a fence on an overpass With a homemade sign written in red, white and blue And it reads "Welcome home, Jason Miller
(Clarence Gibson) Well you think you got troubles Man listen to me I'll tell you a story as it happened you see I got four little kids a-waiting at
The Devil's train is long and black And it rides on rails of tears And it's headed for destruction now With a drunken engineer Oh, see the greatness
(Jonathan Kingham & Mark Erelli) She was the parson's only daughter And a poor sharecropper's dream Her voice as sweet as falling water From the cool
(Mark Erelli) Wish I could say that I didn't know If we held on too tight or just let it all go Thinking maybe we'd profit from time spent alone We must