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Colors Fade

from Family Album by Stephen Simmons

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COLORS FADE

Every morning as school starts
Pledge allegiance to the stars
But there's things you don't see
With your hand over your heart
At my Grandpa's hardware store
Where I learned to work and more
You swing your hammer true
And to Sunday give the Lord

Chorus I:
And the guilt drips like molasses
From a weathered Sunday pew
As our souls seek forgiveness
Singing songs and seeking his truth
It’s true these colors don’t run
But they fade

You can drink from the cup
Once you’re washed in the blood
Secrets whisper in the wind
Our Elders keep from us
Like the color of our skin
And who we love ain't a sin
Within were all the same
Love don't have a color it just is

Chorus II:
And the quilt stitched from patches
Grandma's weathered hands on the bed
Different are our voices
Were all bound by common thread
It’s true these colors don’t run
But they fade

Time fades away
All things with age
It's only by God's grace
For the good we pray we change
It's true these colors don't run
But they fade

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from Family Album, released July 28, 2020
Words and music by Stephen Simmons
Stephen Simmons: vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica
Eric Fritsch: percussion, bass guitar, keys, electric guitar, B3, rhodes
Martin Lynds: drums
Matt Rollings: harmony vocals

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Stephen Simmons Nashville, Tennessee

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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