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Saint On A Chain

from The Cardinal by Stone Cupid

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I loved this song from the moment I heard it. I cross many rivers to travel from my home in Iowa to almost anywhere. Kevin and I have that Iowa City connection, though he's from Louisiana… this is an epic story, a dime novel story, feels true to me.

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Saint on a Chain
©Kevin Gordon, Little Rain Music(BMI)
I grew up right down the road
Never had too far to go
Making it here, your chance is slim
Folks leave this town, you won’t see them again Mama died in ’93
This silver medal she gave to me St. Christopher ‘round my neck Wherever I go, my soul he protects
Every river’s a daughter of the dirty rain
But see how it shines
Water’s running like the blood pushing through my veins See how it shines, like a saint on a chain
Heather was so sweet to me
Her daddy owned some property
Maybe my drinking was a little much
She turned cold to my touch
That story ‘bout the woman,
maybe it was true--
Heather put together 2 and 2
Kicked me out and changed the locks
On my motel door now the sheriff knocks
BRIDGE: Now after work I take my lonesome down With a Percocet, and a double shot of Crown But now the higher I get, the harder it seems
To get back to that place that floats like a dream
One hand on the wheel, doing 85
All my trouble just flies on by
I want to forget everything I know
I want to close my eyes and just let her go Rearview glow of the city bright
Angel of death got no headlights
You who’d protect me, I ask no more
Just carry me ‘cross to that other shore

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from The Cardinal, released January 22, 2016

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Julie Christensen Albuquerque, New Mexico

Julie Christensen’s story is woven into decades of Roots Music. A veteran of Leonard Cohen’s bands, she co-fronted post- punk rockers Divine Horsemen, which rebooted to release 2 new albums. While the pandemic was still going on, Julie moved from Nashville to NM and began the 2+ year process of recording "The Price We Pay for Love," out 4/14/2023 on WireBird Records. ... more

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