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© 1996 David Robert Carter (BMI), administered by Tracy Grammer Music

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he’s a motorcycle preacher
he’s a seeker and a teacher
and he says the faithful shall not want for anything

when the good lord come to take us
where the big sky meets the pecos
and the flowers bloom and grow in everlasting spring

and he’s bustin loose and breakin even
glory-bound and true-believin
ridin down the edge of a switchblade knife
and he speaks the truth that frees us
and he moves on when he pleases
and he wears the cross of jesus as he wanders through this life

she’s a waitress and a mother
she the keeper of her brother
she’s a patient force of nature livin in a double-wide

and she used to be a dancer
now she says she knows the answer
cause she loves the lord and she keeps the covenant inside

and she’s bustin loose and breakin even
glory-bound and true-believin
dancin down the edge of a switchblade knife
and she speaks the truth that frees us
cause she knows us when she sees us
and she wears the cross of jesus as she wanders through this life

now i’m only a beginner
i’m a helpless mortal sinner
i’m a self-reflectin derilectin also-ran

but i’m a tender of the fire
and i’m merciful with liars
and i think i’ve had a vision of the promised land

and i’m bustin loose and breakin even
glory-bound and true-believin
livin on the edge of a switchblade knife
and i keep that truth that frees us
and i deal with my diseases
and i wear the cross of jesus as i wander through this life
yes i wear the cross of jesus as i wander through this life

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from Little Blue Egg, released February 14, 2012

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Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer Portland, Oregon

American folk duo Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer blend tradition and
innovation into a potent musical elixir. They transcend singer/songwriter stereotypes, delivering evocative, clear-eyed ruminations on death and life, love and ruin, that result in "music of haunting beauty and uncommon intelligence" (The
Oregonian). Carter died in 2002; Grammer curates their legacy and now performs solo. ... more

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