Shoulder to the Wind

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Lyrics

[Intro - guitar, synth, congas]
[Verse 1]
I found the fire burning when I came
Somebody lit it long before my time
The smoke was rising from a hill I'd never seen
But the warmth was mine to stand beside
I didn't know the faces in the ring
I didn't know the songs they'd learned to sing
But when they made a space and waved me in
I knew I'd found the place I should begin
[Chorus - Big, Singable]
Shoulder to the wind, shoulder to the wind
We keep the fire burning, we don't let it end
I'll carry what was carried once for me
Shoulder to the wind, my friend
[Verse 2]
The table wasn't built by any one
A hundred hands had shaped it through the years
It's scratched and worn and leaning to the left
But it holds everything — the bread, the tears
Nobody saved a seat, nobody had to
You just sit down wherever there
And someone tears the bread and passes it along
That's how you learn that people really care
[Chorus]
Shoulder to the wind, shoulder to the wind
We keep the fire burning, we don't let it end
I'll carry what was carried once for me
Shoulder to the wind, my friend
[Bridge - Strip Down, Then Build]
I didn't build this road
I didn't light this flame
I didn't set this table
I can't recall every name
But I showed up
And someone passed the bread
And the wind kept blowing
And we bowed our heads
[Instrumental Break - Full Band, Marimba Lead, Building]
[Verse 3 - Triumphant]
The storm has never stopped, it never will
The road won't ever straighten out for long
The fire needs the tending every night
And when the table breaks, we build it strong
So here's to every hand that kept the flame
And every back that faced the bitter cold
The circle opens — there's a place for you
Come in and sit — you're welcome, you've been told
[Final Chorus - Massive, Double]
Shoulder to the wind, shoulder to the wind
We keep the fire burning, we don't let it end
I'll carry what was carried once for me
Shoulder to the wind, my friend
Shoulder to the wind, shoulder to the wind
We keep the fire burning, we don't let it end
I'll carry what was carried once for me
Shoulder to the wind, my friend
[Outro - Full Band, Driving]
Shoulder to the wind
Shoulder to the wind
Shoulder to the wind
[End]

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