Steve Earle (born Stephen Fain Earle on January 17, 1955 in San Antonio, Texas) is a singer-songwriter best known for his country music and rock 'n roll tinged "alt-country." He is also a published writer, a keen political activist (particularly in protesting against the death penalty in the U.S., as in his song "Ellis Unit One" from the movie Dead Man Walking), and has written and directed a play. Earle also had small roles on the HBO television shows "The Wire" and "Treme".
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DG I woke up this mornin' and none of the news was good DBmA And death machines were rumblin' 'cross the ground where Jesus stood DG And the man on my TV told me that it had always been that way DBmA And there was nothin' anyone could do or say
Prechorus: Bm And I almost listened to him A Yeah, I almost lost my mind Bm Then I regained my senses again A And looked into my heart to find
Chorus: DG That I believe that one fine day all the children of Abraham D (G)* AD Will lay down their swords forever in Jerusalem
Well maybe I'm only dreamin' and maybe I'm just a fool But I don't remember learnin' how to hate in Sunday school But somewhere along the way I strayed and I never looked back again But I still find some comfort now and then
Then the storm comes rumblin' in And I can't lay me down And the drums are drummin' again And I can't stand the sound
But I believe there'll come a day when the lion and the lamb Will lie down in peace together in Jerusalem
And there'll be no barricades then There'll be no wire or walls And we can wash all this blood from our hands And all this hatred from our souls
And I believe that on that day all the children of Abraham Will lay down their swords forever in Jerusalem
*This (G) is optional; it sounds right with or without it, and I can't tell which way Steve plays it.
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