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Edith Grove & Bottle Tree: Music

The Messenger

(Edith Grove)
A. Kooser
I heard they found a body in the rain and dirt by Hwy. 61
and they still don?t know who it is

some poor bastard died beside that old blue highway
maybe Robert?s devil claimed another

I?ve been on your trail for years
I got a shotgun sight on your heart and mind

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I?m gonna tell you my name if it?s the last word you hear
that cold in your spine is me crawling behind
on the tracks of your never ending tour
I?m gonna tell you my name if it?s the last word you hear

I heard what you did up north, heard you left behind some broken hearts
the only direction you know is away

I lay in the prairie, I stood at the stations, I waited in the alley
just to see your shadow breathe

you know you?ve got to honor your deals
no matter how far they go down

(chorus)

I?m just the messenger, I?m just the messenger
I?m speaking for you
I?m just the messenger, I?m just the messenger
I?m speaking for you
I?m just the messenger, I?m just the messenger
I?m speaking for you
I?m just the messenger

(chorus)