Between The Cracks chords by Tom Russell

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Verse 1
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The sun down on the sand walking,
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an old woman walks home from work.
Another day in the fields,
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another day in the dirt.
She lights a sacred candle
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next to a faded photograph
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She says a prayer for a young man
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who fell between the cracks
She stares at the photo
of the young man
who caused so much pain
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In countless twelve -round bloodbaths,
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When Kid Jesus was his name,
He was the pride of the valley,
Till the night he stayed
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down on his back,
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He took the dive and he disappeared,
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Down between the cracks.
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She said Jesus was just a poor one
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on the wrong side of the track.
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He rose again but not before
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he fell between the cracks.
She re -reads all his letters
that he wrote her from L .A.
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He said, please don't worry about me,
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I'm coming home again someday.
Then she remembers the other stories
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that were whispered behind her back
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about a shooting outside a
grocery store
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somewhere between the cracks.
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She said Je sus was just a poor boy
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On the wrong side of the track
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He rose again but not before
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He fell away in the grass
Sunrise on the sand walking,
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an old woman walks off to work,
another day in the fields,
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another day in the dirt.
She stares at all the children,
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dropping rich men's fruit in their sacks,
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and she says a
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She said Jesus was just a poor boy
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On the wrong side of the track
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And he rose again but not before
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He fell between the cracks
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And He rose again, but not before
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He fell between the cracks
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