The Ballad Of Mary Magdalene-Richard Shindell

[ti:The Ballad Of Mary Magdalene] [ar:Richard Shindell] [al:Blue Divide] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Ballad Of Mary Magdalene - Richard Shindell [00:13.36]My name is Mary Magdalen [00:16.39] [00:19.00]I come from Palestine [00:21.30] [00:24.92]Please excuse these rags I'm in [00:29.08] [00:30.68]But I've fallen on hard times [00:33.60] [00:37.06]But long ago I had my work [00:40.92] [00:42.69]When I was in my prime [00:45.57] [00:48.56]But I gave it up and all for love [00:53.08] [00:54.61]It was his career or mine [00:57.14] [01:00.52]Jesus loved me [01:02.28] [01:03.52]This I know [01:05.00] [01:06.40]But why on earth [01:07.85] [01:08.79]Did I ever let him go [01:10.49] [01:11.66]He was always faithful [01:14.15] [01:15.12]He was always kind [01:17.03] [01:17.58]But he walked off [01:19.01]With this heart of mine [01:22.99] [01:34.94]But I remember nights we spent [01:38.81] [01:40.46]Whispering our creed [01:43.41] [01:46.24]Our rituals our sacraments [01:50.46] [01:52.15]The stars our canopy [01:54.64] [01:58.22]There beneath an olive tree [02:02.37] [02:04.10]We'd offer up our plea [02:07.42] [02:10.10]God's creation innocent [02:14.20] [02:15.87]His arms surrounding me [02:19.10] [02:22.03]Jesus loved me [02:23.42] [02:24.88]This I know [02:26.21] [02:27.85]But why on earth [02:29.37] [02:30.20]Did I ever let him go [02:31.89] [02:33.03]He was always faithful [02:35.53] [02:36.55]He was always kind [02:38.48] [02:39.10]But he walked off [02:40.62]With this heart of mine [02:44.24] [02:56.26]A love like this will come but once [03:00.70] [03:02.03]This I do believe [03:04.65] [03:07.77]And I'll not see his like again [03:11.69] [03:13.61]As I live and breath [03:18.26] [03:19.63]And I'm sorry if I might offend [03:23.79] [03:25.60]But I will never see [03:28.49] [03:31.43]How the tenderness I shared with him [03:35.82] [03:37.06]Became a heresy [03:39.45] [03:43.42]Jesus loved me [03:45.24] [03:46.32]This I know [03:48.00] [03:49.34]But why on earth [03:50.89] [03:51.74]Did I ever let him go [03:53.68] [03:54.49]He was always faithful [03:57.12] [03:57.71]He was always kind [03:59.63] [04:00.44]But he walked off [04:01.96]With this heart of mine [04:05.44] [04:06.35]He was always faithful [04:08.63] [04:09.50]He was always kind [04:11.48] [04:12.27]But he walked off [04:13.89]With this heart of mine