Alex McMurray

the wind was wrong and the shadows long

i thought maybe this was the final deal

the moon looked toward a burned out ford

i saw an angel at the wheel

the ride is free she said to me

free—if you listen to my secret

how far you going? never mind i’ve always known

the way you come on up you got to go the same way

down

chimneys trees blowing black in the breeze

over there she said that was my daddy’s place

the town had a name and it once was the same as his

but that was never my disgrace

he never could meet my eyes on the street but still

still it never was no secret

as i grew i knew you can be lost and never be found

cuz how you come on up you got to go the same way

down

how you come on up you got to go the same way

down

she said i wouldn’t lie when i walked by

whole damn town looked away

i got out for good just as fast as i could

’til finally i came back one day

a spark then a flame and i head my name he said “mary

what have you done my daughter?”

i don’t feel no shame ‘cause everybody knows my name

the way i come on up i got to go the same way down

the way i come on up i got to go the same way down