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Over The Rhine
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First Snowfall
The Christmas decorations Look ragged and rusty A little sooty with coal dust Santa's missing an eye
The neon sign flickers On the cinder block tavern By the Salvation Army And the plumbers supply
The old downtown mission Has John 3:16 painted In all capital letters Above cans full of trash
But the paint is all peeling Broken glass on the sidewalk Glitters like chandeliers Somebody smashed
And my soul feels as empty As a brown paper bag The drained bottle inside it Bought with bummed change
40 ounces of liquor For 30 pieces of silver And your temporary suicide Has all been arranged
It's like an angel starts singing An old gospel song In that part of town where No angel belongs
But what is this music That falls on my ear It's the very first snowfall Of a very long year
I'm so far from home And all that's familiar Every prodigal knows How this story goes
Was I just runnin' from what's Too dark to mention Find more lyrics at ※ Mojim.com Or were angels escorting me God only knows
So help me Maria We heard the same call Our hearts felt as free As a dove newly flown
When a big city beckons Ah you just can't imagine You're left with no choice Yeah, you just have to go
It's like an angel starts singing An old gospel song In that part of town where No angel belongs
But what is this music That falls on deaf ears It's the very first snowfall Of a very long year
There's two stray dogs runnin' In Newport, Kentucky They've got a secret No one else knows
This old dirty city Is cleansed of its sin We're all light-hearted lovers We're all beautiful beggars We're all innocent children As soon as it snows
It's like an angel starts singing An old gospel song In that part of town where No angel belongs
But what is this music Are these God's silent tears? It's the very first snowfall Of a very long year
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