Music
The Junkies and Exiles Year: 2007 | Run Time: 5:26
Written by Bill Mallonee for CyBrenJoJosh (BMI)
no longer strong the sap it all slows down
when you don your late autumn smile
phantoms die on rooftops of mexico city
i remember the junkies and exiles
and they die in the hush of sun-drenched cathedrals
and they die in the barbed wire of their failures and upheavals
and they die at the gateposts of their children's tongues
on those sweat sheeted beds disowned
a prayer to gentle Jesus tequila at the bar
so you'll remember to forget who you really are
old bull with his needles checking out in style
i remember the junkies and exiles
you burned every bridge and stole more than a kiss
broke a heart along the way to say all of this
to stand on a soapbox pretend it was a throne
till that old soapbox became your home
you learned to pray alone with the tears of a child
'cause God well He might show His face with the late august smile
too many highways too many kicks
for something like that but nothing like this
Appeared On…
BillTunes November 2007 (2007)
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