Where The Cross Dont Burn (feat. Charley Pride)

We were white and they were black

And our lives, they were divided by the railroad tracks

We'd meet up every mornin' at that river bend

It's where I learned about Jesus from my only black friend

Sometimes we'd sit and stare up at the sky

I could see the hope of heaven in his eyes

In the land where the cotton grows

In a time when change came slow

Just beyond the point of no return

A white boy and a black old man

On the tracks walkin' hand in hand

That's where I come to understand and learn

Where the cross don't burn

He'd tell me money doesn't matter, nor the color of your skin

You can stumble, even fall, and still get up again

Cause it ain't about the deeds, good or bad that we have done

All we have to do is love to be disciples of the Son

And we'd join hands and bow our heads to pray

And he told me that he loved me every day

In the land where the cotton grows

In a time when change came slow

Just beyond the point of no return

A white boy and a black old man

On the tracks walkin' hand in hand

That's where I come to understand and learn

Where the cross don't burn

Yeah, we're all gathered here this mornin' at this river bend

To say our last goodbyes to my very best friend

As his ashes slowly float away

We know it's only 'til we meet again someday

In the land where the cotton grows

In a time when change came slow

Just beyond the point of no return

A white boy and a kind old man

On the tracks walkin' hand in hand

That's where I come to understand and learn

Where the cross don't burn