Jesus Wept

from One True Vine by Mavis Staples

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My throat quits when I try to say
How I long for the day
How I wish there was a way
I could see you again

I wither next to my thorns
I thread my tongue through the horn
Arm in arm we are born
Arm in arm to the end

Side streets I have worn
Through late summer storms
I should have told you
I could live without you
But I don’t want to

My heart lifts when I sing
The joy I can bring
Doesn’t mean a thing
I want to see you again

I wither next to my thorns
I thread my tongue through the horn
Arm in arm in arm we are born
Arm in arm to the end

Side streets I have worn
Through late summer storms
I should have told you
I could live without you
But I don’t want to

My throat quits when I try to say
How I long for the day
How I wish there was a way
To see you again

Side streets I have worn
Through late summer storms
I should have told you
I could live without you
But I don’t want to
But I don’t want to
Oh I don’t want to

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from One True Vine, released June 25, 2013
Jeff Tweedy - Guitars, bass, Wurlitzer electric piano, piano
Spencer Tweedy - Drums
Donny Gerrard - backup vocals, percussion
Kelly Hogan - backup vocals
Tiffany "Makeda" Francisco - backup vocals
Paul Von Mertens - clarinet
Andrew Baker - bass trumpet
Horns arrangements by Jeff Tweedy
Written by Jeff Tweedy
Publisher: Words Ampersand Music, administered by BMG (BMI)

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