Another gem, “Sinner’s Prayer,” from American songwriter Slaid Cleaves. Despite the dated intro with “For the Love of the Song” you get a deeply succinct (and awfully relatable!) look behind what prompted the writing:
When people see me on the street | They think they see an honest man
They don’t know what lies beneath | But some of them would understand
They know the soul and what it hides | You sometimes see it in their eyes
A guilty man where a child once stood | I’m not living like I should
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2 comments
David Zahl says:
May 28, 2012
This guy is SO good. A true American gem. And the song… well, forget about it! Thanks Ethan.
James Fishwick says:
May 29, 2012
Song co-written with longtime collaborator, Rod Picott, who recorded it on his 2007 album, Summerbirds. Track down that version, you won’t be disappointed.