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IRON and WINE lyrics : "Prison On Route 41"

There's a prison on Route 41
Home to my father, first cousin, and son
And I visit every weekend

Not with my body but with prayers that I send

I've a reason for my absentee

And no lack of love for my dear family
But my savior is not Christ the Lord
But one named Virginia whom I live my life for


And if I don't mind to her
I'd rot in that prison for sure

Yeah, she'd toss me aside
And I'd surely wait to die


By decree, law, or demand
So unlike my uncle, grandpa, and great aunt
Whom I'd most likely see every day

If not for the righteous grand Virginia's way

There's a prison on route 41

Home to my mother, stepbrother, and son
And I'd tear down that jail by myself
If not for Virginia who made me somebody else


And I owe it to her
I'd rot in that prison for sure

Yeah, she'd toss me aside
And show me the way to die


By the precepts of her purity
So unlike the habits of my whole family
Whom I only see down on my knees

In prayer by Virginia whom I live for to please

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