[ti:lay ma down sweet jesus]
[ar:justin rutledge]
[al:no never alone]
[00:01.47]Oh, lay me down, sweet Jesus
[00:07.32]by the trembling skylines
[00:13.01]by the fox's vineyard
[00:18.75]by the snowman's eyes
[00:24.23]Oh, lay me down by the black boys
[00:30.17]lay me down by the blue boys
[00:35.71]and lay me down in the sweetness of my father's arms
[00:47.00]Oh, lay me down, sweet Jesus
[00:52.84]by the fever of your cold feet
[00:58.52]where the soil goes hungry
[01:04.21]where the pretty worms hide
[01:09.75]Oh, lay me down by the highways
[01:15.58]by the messianic roadmaps
[01:21.22]and lay me down in the sweetness of my father's arms
[02:17.87]Oh, lay me down, sweet Jesus
[02:23.85]by the muddy river Jordan
[02:29.44]by the teeth of pianos
[02:35.18]by the punk rock bands
[02:40.76]Oh, lay me down by the coffins of the paperboy's parents
[02:51.86]and lay me down in the sweetness of my father's arms
[03:03.63]Oh, lay me down, sweet Jesus
[03:09.29]in the holy war zones
[03:14.86]by Jerusalem's cancer
[03:20.79]by my baby's blood
[03:26.04]Oh, lay me down in the pastures,
[03:32.02]where your crosses gathers
[03:37.51]and lay me down in the sweetness
[03:44.43]of my father's arms
[03:52.51]lay me down in the sweetness
[04:01.30]of my father's arms