To Be Set Free

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TO BE SET FREE (C. Sleightholm)
Been straining myself to think where we’ve went wrong
But I’ve still gotten nowhere.
By now I thought we would’ve taken our fate
And held them up in to the air.
But the flowers on our tombstones are swaying in the breeze,
And the lonesome whine, the wind blowing through the trees,
Lord, I’m only trying to be set free.

Glory, hallelujah the Gospel still moves me,
But so does the drink –
Can’t reconcile both and certainly not
Say what it is I think.
Been drinking fast; been drinking strong
Trying to erase these memories all night long
Lord, I’m only trying to be set free.

The light of the upcoming days is no longer blinding.
Got nothing coming up, just these same songs I sing,
And the drink, and the smoke, and the nighttime air
(I have to admit I’ve found a lot of comfort there).
Lord, I’m only trying to be set free.

Smoke in the air, and booze on the breath –
We’re living in crazy times.
By now I thought we would’ve changed someone’s heart
With one of these songs of mine.
The bottles are all empty, none are full
I just hope there’s enough to have another pull.
Lord, I’m only trying to be set free.

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from LP 1, released November 10, 2017

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