The Big Call by Michael Bradfute Performed by Amos Torres & Esther Jamison
Jesus came in through the back door His cell phone in his hand You could tell from his face and the look in his eye He got the big call from the man.
Mary came in from the front porch Saw Jesus standing there at the door She said don't cry baby oh my lover please don't cry You know we've been through this before.
I ain't crying for nothing I ain't crying for me I'm just crying 'cause all this dying's Such a sad part of everyone's dream.
Back in the days of my missing years When I set out for yonder star I flew down to the mountains south of New Orleans On the wings of my blue guitar.
There I met the oldest man Who had been there all along In his eyes were a thousand worlds And each one was a song.
In his heart was a mansion Where I lived twenty years in a cave There I could see all the way back to Memphis Way beyond past eternity's grave.
For twenty-one years I was silent For twenty-one years I was gone For twenty-one years I cried and I cried And the rest of my life's been a song.
Well Mary these days ain't no-one will listen Though they'll rest for a while in your shade I've been called back to the Big blue sky Where the hearts of all lovers are made.
So Mary tell all the people I'm leaving And after a while when I'm gone Won't you show them the nails in the days of their lives And hum a few bars from my song.