This Game We Play

from A Bird's Heart by Joni Davis

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My old dog is buried down by the creek
In the baby blanket that my momma made for me
You soon learn in this game we play
The Lord he gives and he takes away

Something I’ve heard many times before
When got shuts a window he opens a door
You soon learn what the haves will say
To make the have nots go away

It’s my humanness that scares me babe
I’m fighting the devil in me everyday
You soon learn in this game we’re in
The human race is one you just can’t win

In big cities where the money flows
In big churches with their big doors closed
They’ll all learn when it’s much too late
You can’t buy no mercy from the offering plate

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from A Bird's Heart, released January 1, 2008

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Joni Davis California

Joni Davis is a Northern California based musician, cook, baker and teacher. She has self-released two albums , written music for two independent films , and has played her music around the west coast of the United States, England and the Netherlands. Joni's music is inspired by being uncomfortably human on this magnificent planet. ... more

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