WE'RE ALL IN THIS THING TOGETHER
Ketch Secor and Willie Watson, © Blood Donor Music

Nadia [?], friend, I can see your face so clearly:
A little bit tired, a little worn through the years.
You sound nervous. You seem alone.
Hardly recognized your voice on the telephone.

In between, I'd remember,
Just before we wound up broken down,
We'd drive out to the edge of the highway,
Follow that lonesome, dead-end roadside and sound.

CHORUS: We're all in this thing together,
Walking the line between faith and fear;
And this life don't last forever.
When you cry, I taste the salt in your tear.

Well, my friend, let's put this thing together,
Walk the path our worn-out feet have trod.
'Cause if you want it, we can go on forever,
Give up your jaded ways, spell [or "spill"?] your name to God. CHORUS

All we are is a picture in the mirror,
With fancy shoes to grace our feet.
All there is, is a slow road to freedom,
Heaven above, and the devil beneath. CHORUS

[Above as performed by Old Crow Medicine Show with Gillian Welch and David Rawlings on "A Prairie Home Companion," September 25, 2004. Recorded by Old Crow Medicine Show on "O. C. M. S.," Nettwerk Records CD #30349, 2004.]