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Cattle on Calvary
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Iron & Wine
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It was warm in the jailhouse when Brown fell asleep A bootful of liquor he borrowed He dreamed he was colored and waiting to meet The rich man drawing tomorrow Headful of cotton, a scent in his nose A white coat of paint on the steeple Sharp pins and needles, he cursed as he woke The smug sleeping town and its people Sheriff Brown bit through his tongue when he shot at the black boy That he thought was stealing Churches burned on the hillside like cattle on calvary Frightened and thirsty The river swelled up till the valley could feel Its moving like metal and fury Brown asked the creek why the lord had to steal His horse, his house, and his baby Grasping at branches, still floating downstream He was scared, unfamiliar, and stranded He jumped on a dog and broke its neck on a tree His feet numb but once again planted Sheriff Brown bit through his tongue When he screamed like a soldier for justice and mercy Churches burned on the hillside like cattle on calvary Frightened and thirsty Brown left the jail for a bar across town A street where the weight left his shoulders He walked through the door, finding no one around But Jesus in a booth in the corner He rubbed at his eyes, turned his radio off Seeing but far from believing When Jesus stood up with a thick southern drawl And said, "Brown, I'm the n***a you're seeking" Sheriff Brown bit through his tongue when he strung up the savior From a hook on the ceiling Churches burned on the hillside like cattle on calvary Dumb of their freedom
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