At Birth

from Who Shot Joe? by Joe Brook and Friends

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lyrics

On the eve of your conception
your mother stood up on the roof.
Crying out her eyes she screamed,
"Give me death or give me truth."
Your father was a calm man,
he talked her down from where she stood.
Its funny how the truth gives way
when someone loves you like they should.

He said "You can jump or stay.
The decisions yours to make.
Either way I'll see you way down at the bottom.

You were born in New York City,
where tops of buildings kiss the sky.
They took you from your mother
and told your father she'd surely die.
And he tried to keep his composure,
he never shed a single tear.
Bent down to kiss your mother
and whispered calmly in her ear

"You can go or stay.
The decisions yours to make.
Either way I'll see you way down at the bottom."

credits

from Who Shot Joe?, track released November 8, 2011
Joe Brook – Guitar, Slide Guitar, Bass,
Electric Piano, Vocals
Dan Schlegel – Drums, Piano

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Joe Brook and Friends Denver, Colorado

Joe Brook and Friends is a collaboration of Joe Brook and a close knit group of friends who have essentially been creating music together since 2001.

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