Why Do I See Four

from My Brother's Keeper (2013) by Jimmy Dan

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Birmingham, AL September 15, 1963

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Why Do I See Four
Houston, TX (Composed in Savannah, GA)
February 27, 2013

The dogwood blooms long since gone
Sparrows feast on the fruit
Shadows hover round the corner
Sunday dress and suits

The windows vibrate jubilee
The basement wakes to thunder
The windows stained with crimson red
This Sunday torn asunder

If trouble comes in threes, then why do I see four?
Why do I see four?

Preacher speak forgiving love
These four won't hear your words
Nor the words of any other
They've mixed with bricks and birds

I keep this room so very cold
My guests deserve the truth
Tables flat with sheets and steel
I wait for eye and tooth

If trouble comes in threes, then why do I see four?
Why do I see four?

Four young girls in Birmingham
Made their way to church
Sermons, bricks and dynamite
Sacred Sunday burnt

Addie Mae and Cynthia
Sweet Carole and Denise
None had seen their 15th year
When cowards took their peace

If sadness comes in threes, then why do I see four?
Why do I see four?

/bridge/
Why must I lay out four
In all my tears I never
Gone away so fast today
Four took four forever
/end bridge/

If trouble comes in threes, then why do I see four?
Why do I see four?

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from My Brother's Keeper (2013), track released March 1, 2013
Jimmy Dan: guitar, vocals

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Jimmy Dan Houston, Texas

Singing and playing music since I was 12. Now I write, sing and play guitar from deep in the heart (and soul) of Texas.

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