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Leave the Saving Souls for Later

from 100 Summers by James Lee Baker

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I was born into a large community of a splinter-faith of the Baptist branch of Protestantism. Many of the men in my life were either deacons or pastors of churches. For years, I harbored angst for many years towards religion but, as I matured and became engrossed in my own passions and commitments, a newfound respect for the men in my life, their callings, and their maker was formed. This song is an olive branch — succeeding my now tamed, naive angst towards God — extended to the men in my life for their sacrifices for the greater good of humanity.

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Do you suppose that the Son of Man knew
That he had no doubts about what to do
Did he lay awake paralyzed
By second thoughts of his own demise

Between Crusades and the inquisitions
The indigenous slain through Spanish missions
All of it done in his name
Would all he’d preach be heard in vain?

Even if he was perfect in every way
You don't have to be a sinner to feel afraid

Let’s go down to the river
Cast our nets into the water
We can catch us some dinner
And leave the saving souls for later

In a two-piece, pinstriped suit and tie
With the morning's sleep still in your eyes
You part the bible like Moses and the sea
So many lives left to set free

While the camera sits on the shelf
Next to a portrait of the Lord himself
Your children play in the yard
Forging memories and earning scars

We are made from the dust upon the earth
And to that dust we will return

So let us go to the river
Cast our nets into the water
We can catch us some dinner
And save the saving of souls for later

The good word, it does not change
Doesn’t come and go and doesn’t age
Doesn’t long to make someone proud
Then disappear into the crowd

Will you lay your yoke down and come with me
For soon you’ll be just a memory

Let us go to the river
Cast our nets into the water
We can catch us some dinner
And save the saving of souls for later

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from 100 Summers, released September 4, 2020

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