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Lyrics:

                                                  
CROSSING JEFFERSON                                              

Verse:
She straps her kids into her rusted Cherokee
Feels an achin’ in her soul, her hand fumbles for the keys
Tears start fallin’, she can’t hold ‘em back
The kids understand, they don’t even ask
Wearin’ sun glasses in the dark
She heads past McGee and Grand towards Southwest Boulevard  

Chorus:
She crosses Walnut, then Main
 ‘Bout Broadway she gets to thinkin’ maybe her man will change
He says he loves her, besides she’s got no place to go
At Jefferson she turns around and drives back home

Verse:
Two weeks go by, he’s passed out on the couch
She crawls to get her kids, wipes the blood from her mouth
The fear in their eyes, scares her half to death
They’re leavin’ with nothin’, while they still have somethin’ left
She always blamed herself before
Well, that guilt trip she was takin’, she ain’t takin’ no more

2nd Chorus:
She crosses Walnut then Main
‘Bout Broadway she gets to thinkin’ maybe he’ll change
He says he loves her, besides she’s got no place to go
At Jefferson for a moment she goes slow

Bridge:
She presses on the gas,     heads for somewhere new
Whispers to herself,    it’s what I have to do

3rd Chorus:          
Tired of coverin’ up the pain
Made up her mind that man ain’t ever gonna change
She knows she’s not in this alone, 
She’ll find someplace to go
She wonders what the future holds
Crosses Jefferson and keeps drivin’ down the road

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