Emmylou Harris: "The Pearl"

with Pam Rose and Maryann Kennedy
Loveless Barn, Nashville, Tenn.
10/14/2009

we are aging soldiers in an ancient war
seeking out some half remembered shore
we drink our fill and still we thirst for more
asking if there's no heaven what is this hunger for?
our path is worn our feet are poorly shod
we lift up our prayer against the odds
and fear the silence is the voice of God
and we cry Allelujah Allelujah
we cry Allelujah