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Bow Down

from Last Call by Stephen Simmons

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lyrics

BOW DOWN

Well I’ve tried to work the land here most all of my life
And It’s run me in the ground
And it ran off my wife
I got a check here in my pocket from some big developer in town
Daddy’s turning in his grave
He never thought I’d sell out

When Becky moved out
She took Justin with her
He’s my only boy
The thing I love the most on Earth
Sixteen years old, but I think he understands
How I hate his momma and he resents his old man

Cause I bow down to a dollar
I bow down to the man
Any thing to ease my pain
Man I open up my hand
And I bow down to the Devil
Take his money in my hand
Prey Jesus ain’t around man
To see me bow down

I took the money that I made from the farm
Got a place just out of town
Took a job with the county patrol
But word sure does get out fast when someone can be had
And say what you wanna say but there’s a price for every man

Them Campbell boys that live out on Red Hill Road
Got a trailer there in the woods
Where they cook up their meth and there crack coke
I look the other way see that they don’t get caught
Cause a man just can’t live off of a state paycheck alone

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Well I was working late that night got a call ‘bout 3am
There was a party out in a trailer ‘bout three miles from Red Hill
They’d called in an ambulance some kid was looking bad
Got a call from the Campbell boys don’t let this get out

I walked in the trailer and them kids all scattered out
Paramedics had a body face down overdose no doubt
But I know that hair them clothes and them shoes
There lay my first born dead at my own hands

And I bowed down to my master
I bowed down to my Lord
Fell to my knees
And cried in the floor
And I pray Jesus will forgive me
Cause God knows I never will
Please Jesus swing down
And see me bow down

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from Last Call, released June 14, 2004
Stephen Simmons: vocals, acoustic guitar
Paul Griffith: drums
Dave Jacques: bass
Mike McAdam: electric guitar
Casey Driessen: fiddle
Ward Stout: fiddle

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Stephen Simmons was raised in the small town of Woodbury, Tennessee. As a songwriter and Ten years as a Road Dog, Stephen’s vision has grown to entail more than just reflections of rural America. Stephen’s records (which were compared to everyone from Johnny Cash to Ryan Adams) combine virtuosic songcraft and musicianship with unparalleled artistic honesty. ... more

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