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Songs:Mother, I Climbed (Not Yet Named) (3581)
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(thanks to the texas poet, alan gann, who gave this song a name) on tomorrow's painted wagon, in a yester-dreamin day i rode to heaven never thinkin i'd be back this way now i'm standin at your doorstep with my halo turnin grey open up your gate, marianna lay me down in the dark womb of your love mother i sought the chosen people, but i found no one to comfort me lay me down in the dark womb of your love mother i climbed the highest steeple, i found nothin to believe when they called my faults against the wall i took my place in line and put my trust in priestly men to break the ties that bind but their straight and narrow highway's just a row of billboard signs open up your gate, marianna lay me down in the dark womb of your love mother i sang the sacred psalter but no savior came to comfort me lay me down in the dark womb of your love i went naked to the altar, i found nothin to believe so i set my feet to walkin from the sidewalk to the sand in search of any saint or sage who knew the master plan yeah, i wandered every backroad in that broken promise land open up your gate, marianna lay me down in the dark womb of your love mother i kept the plain and simple, but no shepherd came to comfort me lay me down in the dark womb of your love i stood shiv'rin in the temple, i found nothin to believe as lightnin burns these bridges under, smoke will surely rise and the fables of my innocence blow lazy through the skies when timeless truths reveal themselves as little more than lies open up your gate, marianna lay me down in the dark womb of your love mother i razed the tainted chapel, but no angel came to comfort me lay me down in the dark womb of your love mother i stormed the tower of babel, i found nothin to believe sticks and stones might break this body and words might wound my soul and phantom visions fly me where the faithful fear to go but when this story's over and my sun is sinkin low open up your gate, marianna lay me down in the dark womb of your love mother the years pass outta countin but no prophet comes to comfort me lay me down in the dark womb of your love mother i climbed the holy mountain, i found nothin to believe mother i climbed the holy mountain, i found nothin to believe © 2000 Dave Carter / Dave Carter Music (BMI) administered by Tracy Grammer Music
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on the album Live At The Rocky Mtn. Folk Fest (Aug 19, 2001)
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