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