My Sanctuary Lyrics - Join The Parade - Marc Cohn

The chosen ones are walking through the new desert 

All the way uptown to Riverside 

The faces of the fathers 

They look a lot like mine 

But I watch them from across the great divide 

Today they have all been forgiven 

Washed clean before another year begins 

Me I'm playing in the park with my children 

And I pray that they forgive my sins 

This is my sanctuary 

On this High Holy Day 

I lay down the burdens I carry 

In my sanctuary 

The forgotten ones 

Were screaming from the rooftops 

A thousand souls had all been washed away 

Everyone was told 

The levees wouldn't hold 

Now the mourners are marching everyday 

And the music keeps rights on playing 

'Cause of all the places water wouldn't fall 

It wasn't the churches or the chapels 

It was down at the Preservation Hall 

"This is my sanctuary" 

You could almost hear the ghost of some old trumpet player say 

"Lay down the burdens you carry 

In my sanctuary" 

The chosen ones are all still searching 

Waiting for the savior to appear 

While you and me 

We congregate in mystery 

And I listen to you whisper in my ear 

This is my sanctuary 

Brothers and sisters let us pray 

I lay down the burdens I carry 

In my sanctuary