Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Clear Water Creedance


Sam had asked for a CCR CD for Christmas and youngest construction son had gifted him with one.
There was a great song on there that Simmy hadn't heard before and it was one of those 'the prophet is speaking- is anybody listening' type of songs.
Usually Simmy didn't like that 4/4 timing... just a little too country sounding but Fogerty has a voice that just gives a different sound to the song... "Don't Look Now (It Ain't You or Me). He's got that Elvis rock-a-billy voice happening which gives the song a really unique sound.
Having just watched Norma Rae, the song really calls out in an authentic way...
'Who'll take the coal from the mine?
 Who'll take the salt from the earth?
 Who'll make the shoes for your feet?
Don't look now, it ain't you or me
Don't look now, someone's done your starvin'
Don't look now, someone's done your prayin' too...
Who'll take the promise that you don't have to keep?
Don't look now...'
That song reminds me of a story that the pastor told of a tiny place in Africa that some corporation had 'taken on' as a make the world better project.
Now, I was sitting there thinking... yes, that is just perfect... a corporation that makes a lot of money should be changing the world, yes!
Don't look now... the corporation dropped the project and that is how the church crew found it last year... a small hamlet abandoned by the corporate world... begging the church crew to help them...
So, if ever you decide to rail against the church... Don't look now, maybe someone's kept your promise...

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