Saw the mark of a Pharaoh?s hand In the middle of a field of sand Seven wonders have come and gone Only one?s still hanging on Watched a man in sixty
Heard about a man from Birmingham Went down to Selma to take a stand How much can one heart hold He sang some songs about peace and love And took a beatin
I?ve got a coffee table Made of mahogany With cigarette burns and water rings But that don?t bother me I bought it at an auction Ten years ago I put
Friday morning I was down at the Starbucks Sippin? on a latte with the fat left out I had a bagel and a sudden revelation I?m finally living in the new
She sees the world through yellowing lace The world hasn?t seen her since seventy-eight Except for the nephew who used to look in To bring her, her chocolate
They say we?re made of atoms That are much too small to see And our world is just a part of At least a million galaxies Well I couldn?t say for certain
If you?re ever in the Richmond Jail With no one around to go your bail If you?ve lost your way it might help to know Jesus is the way home If you?re
Stars fell on Alabama Near the rocky shoals In a casket factory Where they found the soul See that skinny boy there Drinking him a Coke Didn?t we
William Edmondson c. 1870 ? 1951 William, what are you doing And who are those monuments for They?re for my heavenly daddy And I?m doing the work of
I saw a man with a yellow guitar Standing by the side of the road Through the steam coming off the tar Posing like some delta ghost The sun was rising
