ON THE ROAD TO CALVARY by Richie Havens 6th trac on Wishing Well CD
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I saw St.Christopher walking downtown on main,
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with Black Madonna fingers holding the flame,
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I saw an eagle rise,right out of the blue
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I heard a car crash,it reminded me of you.

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I saw a baby starve in South Africa,
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too weak to cry,her tears rolled down into straw.
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I saw an orphan give a vagabond try,
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just at that moment I realized.

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You carry me across the smiling river,
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You lift me up above the raging sea,
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You bring me home this love that you deliver,
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straight to my back porch 
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on the road to Calvary.

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I seen a rich man with his bracelets of gold.
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Four cars and a yacht and a mistress untold.
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Somewhere the restless wind blows out to sea,
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somewhere there is a place for you and for me.
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You carry me across the smiling river,
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you lift me up above the raging sea,
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you bring me home this love that you deliver.
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Straight to my back porch
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on the road to Calvary.
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Straight to my back porch
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on the road to calvary.
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So if you wondering where I was last night,
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well, Black Madonna, yea, She gave me the light.
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I guess it’s not much more that I have to say,
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Just tell St.Christopher we’re all on our way,
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tell St.Christopher we’re all on our way.
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We’re all on our way.
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