Marc Cohn - My Sanctuary lyrics

The chosen ones are walking through the new desert All the way uptown to Riverside The faces of the fathers They look a lot like mine But I watch them from across the great divide Today they have all been forgiven Washed clean before another year begins Me I'm playing in the park with my children And I pray that they forgive my sins This is my sanctuary On this High Holy Day I lay down the burdens I carry In my sanctuary The forgotten ones Were screaming from the rooftops A thousand souls had all been washed away Everyone was told The levees wouldn't hold Now the mourners are marching everyday And the music keeps rights on playing 'Cause of all the places water wouldn't fall It wasn't the churches or the chapels It was down at the Preservation Hall "This is my sanctuary" You could almost hear the ghost of some old trumpet player say "Lay down the burdens you carry In my sanctuary" The chosen ones are all still searching Waiting for the savior to appear While you and me We congregate in mystery And I listen to you whisper in my ear This is my sanctuary Brothers and sisters let us pray I lay down the burdens I carry In my sanctuary