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Freightline Ships

from Odds And Ends by Zephaniah Stringfield

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If all the freight line ships in the Frisco Bay
Started sinkin’ from the weight of their loads
Tell me Captain would they make it home?

When my body breaks on me my spirit will rise
Said the Maker’s son before he died
And when my the angels call for me I’ll be satisfied
Standin’ with my father by my side

But in the ocean walls and graveyard halls
Beneath the burnin’ sky
You can hear the men begin to cry

All this time I told you that I ain’t afraid to die
Now the day has come I will not lie
Heaven don’t look easy it’s just one big factory line
And lord I just can’t seem to find the time

And we ain’t gonna spend another day
Waitin’ to see if you will pay
Workin’ for a check that don’t arrive
Grindin’ down the hours of our lives

Down in the city streets the people sleep
With the sun shinin’ right in their eyes
Waitin’ for someone to sympathize

Countin’ all the days away until some great saint arrives
To point their painted prows towards the light
And heaven knows I need a friend when all my lights have died
But I don’t need to kneel to see the sky

So I ain’t gonna spend another night
Hopin’ that things will turn out right
Praying just to pass the time
Wading through the hours of my life

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from Odds And Ends, released June 22, 2015

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Zephaniah Stringfield Taos, New Mexico

If you ever get the urge to get in your car and take off without a plan, Zephaniah’s voice is your ideal traveling companion. If your date didn’t show at the bar, and you need the music to become your human connection for the night, he’s got you covered. His songs are the type you can never quite believe you are hearing for the first time, and he made them for you. ... more

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