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Jesus and the Nighttime Train (with Chris Chandler)

from Sampler Download by Andrew McKnight

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Watching the mainstream media work its daily spell of death and destruction suggests that it’s almost a miracle that any of us find faith in anything anymore. Thankfully, we still do.

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Words & music A. McKnight, ©1999 Catalooch Music, BMI

Verse 1
Jesus left town on the nighttime train
slipped out in the darkness to minimize our pain
really wasn't much for him to do
some bum picked his pocket and his credit was no good

Chorus
Faith may move mountains, faith may cure the ill
faith will fight outnumbered, where doubt never will
faith does not make bullets, faith will not wage war,
faith won't twist the truth and faith ain't found 'round here no more

Verse 2
The preacher laid his cards out on the deck,
said "Boys my ride's waiting, now it's time to collect"
then he clutched his chest and fell to the floor
said "I'll be fine, my heart stopped a long time before"

Chorus

Excerpt - "The Last Convent in Gomorrah" (C. Chandler)

Verse 3
I met Jesus on the nighttime train
in a couple thousand years he'll be back to try again
left me with this parting advice
whatever comes easy ain't worth the sacrifice

Chorus

Jesus left town on the nighttime train

credits

from Sampler Download, track released May 1, 2001
from Turning Pages, released 01 May 2001
AM - vocals, guitars
Ralph Gordon - bass
Robbie Magruder - drums
Chris Chandler - spoken word on "The Last Convent in Gomorrah"
Marco Delmar - tambourine

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Nationally-acclaimed singer/songwriter and guitarist celebrates rural America, weaves masterfully crafted songs, humorous stories and poetic drama into a musical soundscape sketched with shades of Appalachia, tasteful slide and jazzy blues, feisty anthems, and rustic folk. 5 solo CDs heard on many public & community radio, plus NPR "Art of the Song" & "River City Folk" and XM/Sirius. ... more

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