Iron & Wine – Prison On Route 41 (Ukulele)

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There’s a prison on route 41

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Home to my father, first cousin, and son

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And I visit every weekend

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Not with my body but with prayers that I send

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I’ve a reason for my absentee

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And no lack of love for my dear family

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But my savior is not Christ the Lord

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But one named Virginia whom I live my life for

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And if I don’t mind to her

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I’d rot in that prison for sure

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Yeah, she’d toss me aside

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And I’d surely wait to die

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By decree, law of the land

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So unlike my uncle, grandpa, and great aunt

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Whom I’d most likely see every day

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If not for the righteous ????? Virginia’s way

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There’s a prison on route 41

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Home to my mother, stepbrother, and son

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And I’d tear down that jail by myself

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If not for Virginia who made me someone else

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And I owe it to her

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I’d rot in that prison for sure

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Yeah, she’d toss me aside

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And show me the way to die

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By the precepts of her purity

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So unlike the habits of my whole family

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Whom I only see down on my knees

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In prayer by Virginia whom I live for to please