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Immigrants and Strangers

by Crystal Davy

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1.
Lyrics: Her friends they called her Mustang Molly Her mother named her Molly Lynn She knew the pull of sun-baked blacktop Felt the tug of a westerly wind Well, Molly, she was scared of nothing Wrote her story with a rear-view wink Saw adventure in the next unmapped horizon Loved the thrill of a swim or a sink And leaving was the easy part of driving Leaving meant a greeting down the road It was a chance to brush off petty complication And start again where no one needs to know Molly kept a list of people Like a road map of shelters on the way And when Molly came to town it was good time She was dynamite and dancing for a day And no one had to know when she was crying She could be what they wanted her to be And when the moment came for honest questions Molly had another place for her to be. And leaving was the easy part of driving Leaving meant a greeting down the road It was a chance to brush off petty complication And start again where no one needs to know.
2.
Kentucky 04:37
Lyrics: Soldiers far from smoky Virginia found rest in Wilmore too And though your heart home is prairie country May your stranger’s feet find peace In the warm banks of Kentucky In the warm banks of Kentucky Though you’re far away from home And now its down, down to the Kentucky River Where the blue grass and your young family grows And the sky is wide for dreamers Far from the banks of Kentucky No you won’t be watching fireflies light the grass along I-80 And the summer heat won’t drown you where you stand Now surrender means the roads will wind along a greener way And the trail you walk will cross another’s land And now its down, down to the Kentucky River Where the blue grass and your young family grows And the sky is wide for dreamers Far from the banks of Kentucky Hold your one hope tightly Immigrants and strangers You’ll never wander in this world alone For now it’s down, down to the Kentucky River Where the blue grass and your young family grows And the sky is wide for dreamers, and lovers, and healers Far from the banks of Kentucky
3.
Fences 04:11
Lyrics: On the weekend they mowed the grass down at the park And after six months I met the neighbor down the street You know that new church that plays its songs into the dark? They put a fence up. The hallelujahs leave the yard Sweet sweet Jesus. The hallelujahs leave the yard I see the blessing all around me And I don’t feel that blessed I am praying for a happy ending But it’s a sorrow in a sorrow all tangled in a mess (It’s a sorrow in a sorrow maybe I just need some rest It’s a sorrow in a sorrow from hoping for the best) Do you know Tom? He had a stroke just last October Now his one hand does the work for left and right Little Mary, when her Momma works on Sundays Walks the sidewalk. The hallelujahs leave the yard I am listening. While the music leaves the yard Let the singing people shout Let the holy music out With these hymns of joy and healing Turn this numbing into feeling I’m in hiding here behind my red front door No one knows I’m in my winter unwashed clothes Please don’t see me Please don’t let me be alone
4.
Lyrics: Just a red balloon In your sister’s hand Well surprise, surprise Tugged up in the fan I wish this could be The one and only time Something breaks You were calling me With your blocks in hand You had stacked ‘em see I’m in adult land I wish this could be The one and only time You feel small ‘Cause with therapy And forgiving me You might come to see Some healing But the length of it If we must admit Is we’re derelicts And pretenders You love Peter Pan And his fairy dust But your wings don’t work Like you know they must I wish this could be The one and only time Magic fails I can’t guarantee Kinder memories Though I long to see Your healing But the length of it If we must admit Is we’re derelicts And pretenders We all know the ache We all know what’s at stake We’ve braced ourselves for trouble Precious is the Hand Holding us to stand Pulling all His children from the rubble From the rubble With the love of God And the risen Son I pray you will come To healing When your whole world shakes If His hand you’ll take All the broken things Will be mended.
5.
Found 04:07
Lyrics: Once a woman saw her Jesus in the dying of Calcutta And the face she washed with water was not the face of the diseased And once an inmate newly beaten for the lie he could not utter Knew the soft light in the damp cell was the Savior at the door You are found Accidental interaction is her only hope and craving For her midnight reputation bought the demon in her blood Underneath a bridge in Boston, there’s a man without an address Save a single square of cardboard beneath his nail pierced feet You are found among the broken down Found among the outcast and the poor You are found in the heartache the anger and the tears Found in the broken down. Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh I have looked for you in closets In the vaulted bright cathedrals In the muted groans of huddled prayer In the belly of the church I have called for you in silence In the town square of my penance In the noise of public worship In the clamor of my grief You are found, You are found You are found among the broken down Found among the outcast and the poor You are found in the heartache the anger and the tears Found in the broken down. Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh
6.
Mercy 03:26
Lyrics: Hear our cry for mercy God of all the big and small things Hear our cry for mercy Darkness, sorrow flee before You Hear our cry for mercy Love of Heaven, here incarnate Can the dust sing out Your praise? Hear our cry for mercy Hear our cry for mercy Hear our cry for mercy You have given all we’ve needed You put strength into our bones You have taken, You have weakened You made hunger grip our souls Father, Father, daily bread give You’d not offer us a stone You’d not offer us a stone

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released June 19, 2011

"Immigrants and Strangers" produced by Andrew Osenga, mastered by Stephen Gause at Invertigo Productions, Nashville TN
Vocals: Crystal Davy
BGVS: Melissa Taylor with special guest Eric Peters on "Kentucky" and Andrew Osenga on "Mustang Molly" "Fences" and "Found"
Guitars (all manner): Andrew Osenga with Crystal Davy on "Kentucky"
Drums: Paul Eckberg
Keys: Peter King
Cello: Ben Yancer
Album artwork: Evan Todd

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