"Elizabethtown"

"Elizabethtown"

Verse One:
With the coolness of the autumn,
she seemed to blow in with the wind.
From his table at the window,
he saw her stage coach rolling in.

With one final sip of whiskey,
he watched her step into the rain.
And though neither of them knew it,
their lives would never be the same.

Verse Two:
She had journeyed through the desert,
a southern daughter on the run.
She had crossed the western gateway
while running toward a setting sun.

Still there watching from his window,
a small cross hanging from his neck,
the man of faith cursed loneliness
and felt temptation stack the deck..

Chorus:
While there in that lonely place,
in the shifting sands of time,
two lost souls came together
to find a reason or a rhyme.

In the arms of one another,
they both found their escape.
But they should have known
you can never hide from the hand of fate.

In that ghost town of the west,
they both chased their demons down.
But when you play his game, the Devil wins.
And so they never left Elizabethtown.

Verse Three:
After just a month of Sundays,
the talk began to spread around.
She'd been a lady of the night
before she'd come into the town.

While the rumors were no secret,
and Father Lee had heard them all,
he still held her in the nighttime
and watched her silent teardrops fall.

Verse Four:
While with him she found forgiveness-
the life that she was searching for..
And with her he tasted freedom-
a brand new key to heaven's door.

So he told her in the winter
They would leave Elizabethtown.
He said, "Meet me by the river,
at the dock as the sun goes down".

Bridge:
So that evening she packed her bags,
prepared to set out on her way
with a new love, toward a new life-
a future filled with brighter days.

Then with a knock upon her door,
her hopeful dreams were quietly killed.
Her past at last caught up with her,
inflicting wounds that never healed.

(Repeat Chorus)

Verse Five:
Still there waiting by the river,
just as the sun light disappeared,
he'd given up on hopes and dreams,
and things were ending as he had feared.

Into the rolling river’s depths,
he threw his golden chain and cross.
She had failed to keep her promise
and so had God- his faith was lost.

Verse Six:
He could not face his future
and felt such shame for what he'd done-
so he reached into his pocket
and then pulled out his father's gun.

All alone growing darkness,
he brought an end to his own life.
In the town his love lay dying-
On her bed- a bloody knife.

Spraggins 3/08