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THE SAVIOR ELIJAH CRAIG
CLAY/FERRIS © 1999

HE TOLD ME STORIES OF HIS INNER WARS
WITH A BOTTLE IN HIS HAND
EYES STRAIGHT DOWN AS IF HE’D SEEN
HOW THE FIRES OF HELL WERE FANNED

HE HELPED HIS COUNTRY SIN IN SIXTY EIGHT
HIS FAITHLESS WIFE WAS NOT FORGIVEN
HIS DREAMS WALKED OUT STILL HE HAS FOUND
SOME FAITH IN HIS RELIGION

CHORUS:
HE WORSHIPS ELIJAH CRAIG
HE PRAYS HE’LL TAKE HIS LIFE
ELIJAH SAYS I’M YOUR SALVATION
I WILL LEAD YOU TO THE LIGHT
BUT I’M GONNA TAKE YOU SLOWLY
I’LL MAKE IT EASY AS YOU WAIT
SO HE DRINKS IN ADORATION
OF HIS SAVIOR ELIJAH CRAIG

HE’S HAD A LIFETIME FULL OF STANDING UP
FOR BELIEFS THAT LET HIM DOWN
TIRED OF WHAT HE COULDN’T CHANGE
SENT HIS SPIRIT BOTTOM BOUND

I’VE SEEN HIM STUMBLE IN THE CITY STREETS
HIS PAPER BAG JUST DRAWS ATTENTION
TO WHO HE’LL PRAISE AND WHO HE TRUSTS
FOR HIS TRUTH AND REDEMPTION

TAG:
FOLKS SAY HIS LIVEN WAS A WASTE
AND HE’S SWALLOWED ALL HIS PRIDE
BUT HE DON’T FEEL THE BITTER TASTE
BECAUSE HE’S KNELT AND TESTIFIED

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