Barren Crossroad

[VERSE] I found a friend in Jesse Met him at the borderline Hiking on a desert road at Easter Time He had a certain glow that drew me A truck sped past my toes A dust-cloud rose [VERSE] Across that barren crossroad He waved me down We took our backpacks off and sat there on the ground I told him of bad roads and wrong turns He knew the ones I meant Didn’t seem concerned [CHORUS] Jesse said he knew of a better way And if I followed him there’d come a day Our feet would meet the edge of a Great Plain And the view would be worth the price he paid [VERSE] Though I never trusted strangers He didn’t seem like one Jesse had an ease, like the sun And since I had lost my direction Jesse led the way Heh, he even paid [VERSE] Up ahead I saw it plainly From about a quarter mile At the crest of a plateau, something vile Down the back of my neck, a bead of cold sweat The vision grew more grotesque With every step [CHORUS] Jesse said he knew of a better way And if I followed him there’d come a day Our feet would meet the edge of a Great Plain And the view would be worth the price he paid The vision grew more grotesque With every step [CHORUS] Jesse said he knew of a better way And if I followed him there’d come a day Our feet would meet the edge of a Great Plain And the view would be worth the price he paid BRIDGE: At the top of that plateau a great cross rose And the vision of that truck sped past my toes Standing on a nail, he looked down And the blood that paid my way ran from his crown And the grave that I stood in was my own And the most heavenly view lay just beyond [CHORUS] Jesse said he knew of a better way And if I followed him there’d come a day Our feet would meet the edge of a Great Plain And the view would be worth the price he paid [END] I found a friend in Jesse Met him at the borderline Hiking on a desert road at Easter Time [HUGE CHORUS] Jesse said he knew of a better way And if I followed him there’d come a day Our feet would meet the edge of a Great Plain And the view would be worth the price he paid [ACAPELLA] I found a friend in Jesse Met him at the borderline Hiking on a desert road at Easter Time [END]