Maria's Bed Lyrics

(A mother dies leaving her young sonto come to terms with the loss.In remembrance of Fiona Chappel,for her sons Tyler and Oliver.)I was barely 13 years oldShe came out of the Guada...Read Full Lyrics

Jesus was an only sonAs he walked up Calvary HillHis mother Mary walking beside himIn the path where his blood spilledJesus was an only sonIn the hills of NazarethAs he lay reading...Read Full Lyrics

I know what it's like to have failed baby With the whole world lookin' on I know what it's like to have been so sure Wake up and find it all gone Now you've got no reason to trust ...Read Full Lyrics

One, two, three, fourBlind man wavin' by the side of the roadIn a flatbed Ford carryin' a heavy loadSweet thing sipping on a blueberry wineOn a flat black highway down in CarolinaB...Read Full Lyrics

Raney William's playground was the Mott Haven streetsWhere he ran past melted candles and flower wreathsNames and photos of the young black facesWhose death and blood consecrated t...Read Full Lyrics

Each year many die crossing the deserts, mountains, and rivers of our southern border in search of a better life. Here I follow the journey backwards, from the body at the river bo...Read Full Lyrics

I wanna build me a house, on higher groundI wanna find me a world, where love's the only soundHigh above this road, filled with shadow and doubtI want to shoulder my load, and figu...Read Full Lyrics

Come to the door, Ma, and unlock the chainI was just passin' through and got caught in the rainThere's nothin' I want, nothin' that you need sayJust let me lie down for a while and...Read Full Lyrics