The Shores of Jordan letra

I looked up into heaven,
I thought I'd solve life's myste ries.
I observed the constellations for a clue to my destiny.
But the rhyme of life confounds me,
Things will be as things will be.
So I'll dance the shores of Jordan 'till the angels carry me.

I travelled to a prison,
Saw my share of shattered dreams.
Were the tables slightly tilted I could be bound they could be free.
But I believe no tear goes wasted,
And so I fell there on my knees.
And vowed I'd dance the shores of Jordan 'till the angels carried me.

I'm gonna let my feet go dancing to my very favourite song,
'Cause I know my time for leaving is bound to come before too long.
And there ain't no way of me knowing how tomorrow's gonna be,
So I'll just dance the shores of Jordan 'till the angels carry me.

I saw a weary traveller heading down a dusty road.
I said, "Friend may I help you, it seems you haul a heavy load."
And he said, "Although my burden's heavy, in my heart I'm travelling light.
So I can cross old river Jordan when I'm called to the other side."

Iris DeMent - Letras

• Lazy Eye
• Somethin' Bad
• (We're Not) The Jet Set
• A Thousand Words
• Acoustic 3
• Acres Of Corn
• After You're Gone
• Ain't That Unusual
• All Eyes On Me
• All Is Sold
• Already There
• American Girl (Tom Petty Cover)
• And This You Call Work
• Another Second Time Around
• Artie
• Banks Of Marble
• Beat Me
• Before The Colors Fade
• Big Machine
• Bitch
• Black Balloon
• Blessed Assurance
• Break My Mind
• Broad Gold
• Broadway
• Bullet Proof
• Burning Up
• Calling For You
• Childhood Memories
• City Of New Orleans
• Close Your Eyes
• Come On
• Cuz You're Gone
• Different Light
• Disconnected
• Dizzy
• Do You Believe Him?
• Domino
• Don't Beat My Ass (With A Baseball Bat)
• Don't Change
• Don't Fear The Reaper
• Don't Worry
• Down On The Corner
• Easy's Gettin' Harder Every Day
• Em Elbmuh
• Extra Pale
• Eyes Wide Open
• Falling Down
• Fifty Miles of Elbow Room
• Fill My Way With Love
• Flat Top
• Folsom Prison Blues
• From An Airplane
• From The Oriental Notebook
• Full Forever
• Gimme Shelter
• Girl Right Next To Me
• Go On Ahead And Go Home
• God May Forgive You (But I Won't)
• God Walks The Dark Hills
• Goin' Down To Sing In Texas
• Had Enough
• Hardsores
• Hate This Place
• He Reached Down
• Heart's Highway
• Here Is Gone
• Hey
• Hide Thou Me
• Higher Ground
• Hobo BIll's Last Ride
• Hotter Than Mojave in My Heart
• How Long
• I Don't Want To Get Adjusted To This World
• I Don't Want To Know
• I Miss A Lot Of Trains
• I Never Shall Forget The Day
• I Still Miss Someone
• I Wanna Destroy You
• I Won't Ask You Why
• I'll Be
• I'll Take My Sorrow Straight
• I'm Addicted
• I'm Awake Now
• I'm Out To Try My Hand At Love Again
• I'm Still There
• I've Got That Old Time Religion In My Heart
• If That Ain't Love
• Impersonality
• In Spite Of Ourselves
• Infamous Angel
• Iris
• It's Not With a Lover's Lyre The Muse
• It's Over
• Jambalaya
• James Dean
• January Friend
• Just The Way You Are
• Keep Me God
• Keep On The Sunny Side
• Know My Name
• Laughing
• Leaning On Everlasting Arms
• Let Me Be Your Jesus
• Let the Mystery Be
• Let's Invite Them Over
• Letter to Mom
• Like A White Stone
• Listening To Singing
• Livin' In A Hut
• Living On The Inside
• Long Way Down
• Lot's Wife
• Love Abides
• Love Dolls
• Lucky Star
• Mahalia
• Makin' My Way Back Home
• Mama Was Always Tellin' Her Truth
• Mama's Opry
• Mexican Home
• Misfortune
• Mom And Dad's Waltz
• Mornin' Glory
• My Life
• Naked
• Name
• Near The Cross
• Never Take The Place Of Your Man
• No Time To Cry
• No Way Out
• Nobody Gonna Love On Me No More
• Not With Deserters
• Nothin' For The Dead
• Nothing Can Change You
• Oh, How Good
• On The Lie
• On The Wings Of A Dove
• On Your Side
• Only One
• Our Town
• Out Of Sight
• Out Of The Fire
• Out Of The Red
• Over The Garden Wall
• Pack Up Your Sorrows
• Prayer
• Pretty Saro
• Quality Time
• Reject The Burden
• Road To Salinas
• Say A Good Word
• Scream
• Sex Maggot
• Sing The Delta
• Slaughterhouse
• Slave Girl
• Slide
• Smash
• So Far Away
• So Long
• So Outta Line
• Song About Songs
• Stop The World
• String Of Lies
• Sunshine Of Your Love
• Sweet Forgiveness
• Sweet Hour Of Prayer
• Sweet Is The Melody
• Sympathy
• That Glad Reunion
• That's The Way Love Goes
• The Cherry Orchard
• The Cherry Tree Carol
• The Heart Tells The Story
• The Kingdom Has Already Come
• The Last Toast
• The Night I Learned How Not To Pray
• The Old Gospel Ship
• The Sacred Now
• The Shores of Jordan
• The Souls Of All My Dears
• The Way I Should
• There You Are
• There's a Wall In Washington
• There's a Whole Lotta Heaven
• These Hills
• Think About Me
• This Kind of Happy
• To My Poems
• Torn Apart
• Trouble
• Troublesome Waters
• Truth Is A Whisper
• Tucked Away
• Two Days In February
• Up Up Up
• Up Yours
• Upon The Hard Crest
• Wait For The Blackout
• Walkin' Daddy
• Walkin' Home
• Warriors Of Love
• Wasteland Of The Free
• Waycross, Georgia
• Wayfarin' Stranger
• We Are The Normal
• When Love Was Young
• When MY Mornin' Comes Around
• Where The Soul Of Man Never Dies
• Whispering Pines
• Wildwood Flower
• Workin' On a World
• You've Done Nothing Wrong