Brother Roscoe - Jedidiah Broken Hope Lyrics

Trailing out behind me far into the southern sun
Are the footprints of a man who witnessed how the west was done
His past was long forgotten, his future wasn't thought up yet
Just a man, a rock, an island, walking towards the next sunset

Peace had never found him, love had seldom crossed his path
All the comfort that he needed he could carry on his back
For years he walked the mountains, from crashing foam to crashing foam
Hoping every footstep forward was another footstep towards his

Home, Lord I'm home
And it's alright with me, it's alright with me
Take it slow, take it slow
Slower baby, slower baby

No man brave enough to cross him, no girl's heart too hard to break
His own was torn apart in Texas by a girl he couldn't take
So he left early one morning and he never turned around
He swore he'd never stop his walking until he ran out of ground

So from the lakes of Minnesota, to the sands of Florida
From the shores of California, to the streets of old Georgia
He always kept his distance, never stayed in one place long
His feet were always moving to the rhythm of an old and lonesome song

Oh Lordy, my trouble so hard
Oh Lordy, my trouble so hard
Oh Lordy, I feel so alone
Oh Lordy, won't you take me

Take me home
Lord I'm home
And it's alright with me, it's alright with me
Take it slow, take it slow
Slower baby, slower baby

His reason to keep moving was to leave her far behind
The truth was she was always with him in the corners of his mind
Well everywhere he went he couldn't help but stop and say
Dear God, I wish she was here, God I wish she could see this place

And everywhere he went he couldn't help but hear
All of her favorite old songs and the way she called his name
And he knew he had to quiet down his memory
But the only place loud enough to drown her out was at the bottom
At the bottom of the sea

So with rocks tied onto his wrists, on the bow of a ship
One last prayer to a God that he'd forgotten
He sank down, down, down, down, down

To the bottom, to the bottom
And finally, he was free, he was
Home, Lord I'm home
And it's alright with me, it's alright with me
Take it slow, take it slow
Slower baby, slower baby