"We take care of our own"

I been knocking on the door
That holds the throne
I been looking for the map
That leads me home
I been stumbling on good hearts
Turned to stone

The road of good intentions

Has gone dry as a bone

We take care of our own
We take care of our own
Wherever this flag's flown
We take care of our own

From Chicago to New Orleans
From the muscle to the bone
From the shotgun house to the Super Dome
There ain't no help, the cavalry stayed home
There ain't no one hearing the bugle blowin'
We take care of our own
We take care of our own
Wherever this flag's flown
We take care of our own

Where're the eyes, the eyes with the will to see
Where're the hearts that run over with mercy
Where's the love that has not forsaken me
Where's the work that'll set my hands, my soul free
Where's the spirit that'll reign over me

Where's the promise from sea
To shining sea
Where's the promise from
Sea to shining sea
Wherever this flag is flown
Wherever this flag is flown
Wherever this flag is flown

We take care of our own
We take care of our own
Wherever this flag's flown
We take care of our own

We take care of our own
We take care of our own
Wherever this flag's flown
We take care of our own

"We Take Care of Our Own"

from Wrecking Ball (2012)

Bruce Springsteen

U2 Evangelism

Michael Landauer's Op-Ed ("In God's Country") in yestersday's edition of The Dallas Morning ews is more than worth a careful look. I have to admit, when I heard Bono speak in Dallas a couple of years ago, it felt right in a larger way than when I'm in most churches.

What do you think"

U2's music has great meaning, not just to me, but to the world. When you say something like that out loud, it seems like cheesy fanboy gushing, I know. But a new book by Baylor professor and lay Episcopal preacher Greg Garrett has validated my – dare I say it? – religious view of the band.

Read the entire essay here.

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Bono and the Boss

Just because!

Ray Charles and the Universal Language of Rock n Roll

Clearly, Ray Charles "spoke" the language of the universe in his blues, soul, rock n roll and, yes, even country!

Need proof?

Check this out!

I knew there was a deeper meaning back of my lifelong appreciation of this amazing artist!