Where The Cross Dont Burn

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[Verse 1]
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  We were white   and they were 
black
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And our lives, they were divided 
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by the railroad tracks
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But we'd meet up every mornin' at 
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that riverbend
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That's where I learned about Jesus
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 from my only black friend
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And sometimes we'd sit and stare up
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 at the sky
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And I could see the hope of heaven 
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in his eyes


[Chorus]
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  In the land where the cotton grows
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  In a time when change came slow
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  Just beyond    the point of no 
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return
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  A white boy and a black old man
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  On the tracks walking hand in hand
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  It's where I come to  
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understand and learn
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  Where the cross don't burn


[Interlude]
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[Verse 2]
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He'd Tell me  money doens't matter,
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 nor the color of your skin
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You can stumble, even fall and 
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still   get up again
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'Cause it ain't about the deeds, 
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good or bad that we have done
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All we have to do is love to be 
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disciples of the Son
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And we'd   join hands and bow our 
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heads to   pray
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And he told me that he loved me 
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every   day


[Chorus]
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  In the land where the cotton grows
F#m              A
  In a time when change came slow
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  Just beyond    the point of no 
  C     A
return
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  A white boy and a black old man
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  On the tracks walking hand in hand
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  It's where I come to  
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understand and learn
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  Where the cross don't burn


[Interlude]
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[Bridge]
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Yeah, we're all gathered here this 
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mornin' at this riverbend
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To say our last goodbyes to my very 
best friend
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As his ashes slowly float away
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We know it's only 'til we meet 
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again someday


[Chorus]
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  In the land where the cotton grows
F#m              A
  In a time when change came slow
G             F#m    Em          
  Just beyond    the point of no 
  C     A
return
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  A young boy and a kind old man
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  On the tracks walking hand in hand
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  It's where I come to  
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understand and learn
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  Where the cross don't burn


[Interlude]
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