4th Place Winner, September/October 2014 Contest: “I Will Leave the Rest Behind”

4th Place
“I Will Leave The Rest Behind”
David McMillin
Chicago, Illinois

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From the stars of New York City to the dust of New Mexico
Five dollars in my suitcase, troubles in tow
The desert is a graveyard, the sun is laying down
May this wind blow me anywhere, just don’t turn me around

I am not searching for answers
I am not biding my time
As long as faith and mercy will carry me
I will leave the rest behind

Albuquerque on to Denver in a dying Chevrolet
With a radio that screams about the world that can’t be saved
Words of peace and war and love and lust and hypocrisy
Teach me how to tune my ears to a different frequency

I am not searching for answers
I am not losing my mind
As long as faith and mercy will carry me
I will leave the rest behind

Further west bound for nowhere, San Francisco in my veins
Tracing lines across the faces living in my brain
Some of us grow up, some of us get old
Help my heart find a way to keep me out of the cold

I am not searching for answers
I am not waiting in line
As long as faith and mercy will carry me
I will leave the rest behind

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