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'These Three Things' is a message that the basics for human life are fairly simple: sustenance, shelter and hope. The majority of people can do this on their own; a few need some help once in a while to get off the side of the road.

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These three things are beautiful wings
Living on the edge of the road
These three things are beautiful wings:
Sustenance, shelter and hope

Rain fell down from the cloud in the sky
Water so clear and so fine, but
Jimmy’s so thin that it’s making me cry, need
Bread for that baby of mine

These three things are beautiful wings
Living on the edge of the road
These three things are beautiful wings:
Sustenance, shelter and hope

Daddy gave it up, said he’d had enough
The money ran out in the Fall
Landlord says, “Yeah, the timing is tough.”
So momma’s gonna make a new call

These three things are beautiful wings
Living on the edge of the road
These three things are beautiful wings:
Sustenance, shelter and hope

Got to get over that wall
Bring it back home, bringing it all

Livin’ on the streets for 31 weeks
It’s hard to get up when you’re down (on the ground)
Hard to believe that we’re down in the weeds
And all we do is move it around

These three things are beautiful wings
Living on the edge of the road
These three things are beautiful wings:
Sustenance, shelter and hope

These three things are beautiful wings...

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from The Kings of Salem Road (2018), released October 25, 2018
James Dean Cotton: lyrics, music, vocals, instruments
Carmen Zullo: arrangement advice and encouragement

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James Dean Cotton Seattle, Washington

James Dean Cotton hails from the Missouri Ozarks where bluegrass and Americana infused an easy, 70's acoustic style. He writes and performs solo and with the acoustic duo, American Sons, in the Seattle area.

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