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Sinner’s Grin

Courtroom burned
In that late July heat
I sat on the stand
Next to the judge
I was burning in my seat

“Tell us where you were
Last Friday night, Son
When we found your wife
And another man
Shot dead by your own gun.”

“Like I said before
I was working, you know?
I was upstate
Laying rail
For the North Atlantic B & O.”

“Got home the next day
That’s when I heard
Sheriff stopped by
With a deputy
That’s when they gave me the word.”

It was too late by then
Not much I could do
They hauled me in
And locked me up
Said, “Son, we believe it was you.”

The jury came back
The verdict they read
I stood up in silence
But to my surprise
“Not Guilty,” they said

I walked away that day
Free as I could be
Not a man walking today
With a story to tell
Walking as lucky as me


Sitting back on my porch
I’ll never see that woman again
I chuckled to myself
In the cool evening breeze
Smiling that sinner’s grin

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from What The Midnight Swallows Whole, released March 25, 2014
Stephen Simmons: vocals
Dave Coleman: acoustic guitar, mandolin
Eamon McLoughlin: violin
Jared Manzo: upright bass

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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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