Mark Erelli - Dear Magnolia lyrics

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(Chris Moore & John McGann)<br />

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Dear Magnolia, I lend you my ear<br />

Whisper your stories and secrets hidden here<br />

Of a South that rose, of a South that fell<br />

Your days of glory, your days of hell<br />

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We'll weep together, praise to the Lord<br />

Raise up our voices and lay down our swords<br />

To the souls we've lost, to the souls we've found<br />

Though they never stop asking us<br />

Did you really have to take us down<br />

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CHORUS<br />

Heavy-headed blossoms<br />

Fragrant as they fall<br />

I have wandered through the door<br />

Of everything you stand for<br />

Heavy-headed blossoms<br />

Gracefully reveal<br />

That which I had always felt was missing<br />

Like the rolling dreams of a wagonless wheel<br />

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Your sweet survival has given rise<br />

Unto your wisdom and yet you realize<br />

Though your arms are long, and your reach is wide<br />

Within your deepest scars<br />

There are some snakes still hiding<br />

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So Dear Magnolia, I pledge my return<br />

To the hills between us on which still fires burn<br />

There we'll stand our ground 'til the moon above<br />

Comes shining through the smoke<br />

In the name of love