Bible Belt
from Inclusions by Ben Sollee
lyrics
Bible Belt
Bought an old tux coat at the vintage store
Had a few holes in it from the man before
You wore a champagne dress
Bought it at Target cause it cost less
Rented an old house with spiral stairs
Watched you walk down them with flowers in your hair
Four months ago, I didn’t know your name
But I guess even as strangers we rattled the cage
There’s a few folks whisperin’
The billboards say what they won’t
We didn’t ask your permission
I won’t wear your bible belt
Our baby boy was born late that year
Our past caught up with us and caused a few tears
But I loved you like a hard rain
I just want to see you shed those chains
Everyone’s tellin’ us, “You better know His name.”
Every blind man needs his cane
Yours are not my traditions
I cannot cure your regrets
We didn’t ask your permission
And I won’t wear your bible belt
Bought an old tux coat at the vintage store
Had a few holes in it from the man before
You wore a champagne dress
Bought it at Target cause it cost less
Rented an old house with spiral stairs
Watched you walk down them with flowers in your hair
Four months ago, I didn’t know your name
But I guess even as strangers we rattled the cage
There’s a few folks whisperin’
The billboards say what they won’t
We didn’t ask your permission
I won’t wear your bible belt
Our baby boy was born late that year
Our past caught up with us and caused a few tears
But I loved you like a hard rain
I just want to see you shed those chains
Everyone’s tellin’ us, “You better know His name.”
Every blind man needs his cane
Yours are not my traditions
I cannot cure your regrets
We didn’t ask your permission
And I won’t wear your bible belt
credits
from Inclusions,
released May 10, 2011
Voice: Ben Sollee
Percussion: Jordon Ellis
Bass: Scott Wilmoth
Electric guitar: Justin Craig
Wind arrangement: Jacob Duncan
Voice: Ben Sollee
Percussion: Jordon Ellis
Bass: Scott Wilmoth
Electric guitar: Justin Craig
Wind arrangement: Jacob Duncan
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Ben Sollee Louisville, Kentucky
Cellist. Composer. Father. Bicycle enthusiast. Kentuckian.
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