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Passing Through

from Hope & Other Casualties by Mark Erelli

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We are passing this world on to our kids
From the moment that they climb out of their cribs
We try to teach them well
Show them they are loved
But in the end all we can do is hope our best is good enough
For they'll witness how this life
Can be so beautiful and cruel
We can't shelter them forever
But if we show them all the tools
They might leave this place in a little better shape than me and you
We are only passing through

Passing through
Passing through
We are only passing through

We been watching this world from our living rooms
It's been near 40 years since we walked on the moon
This big blue ball is shrinking
and I don't know if that's good
But for better or for worse now this whole world's our neighborhood
There's no place left to run to
Where you can stay above the fray
We all need to learn to get along
And not just get our way
Not only for each other but for our children's children too
We are only passing through

(Chorus)

I wonder sometimes what will I pass on
And how much can one voice do with just a song
Sometimes injustice and indifference
Are all that I can see
But I refuse to let my hope become the latest casualty
So I'll sing of love and truth
And try to practice all I preach
And If I can't change the world
I'll change the world within my reach
What better place to start than here and now with me and you
We are only passing through

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from Hope & Other Casualties, released March 7, 2006
written by Mark Erelli (Hillbilly Pilgrim Music/ASCAP) & Catie Curtis (Water Tower Music/ASCAP)

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"You know those artists who release a great first record and then have enormous trouble following it up with anything as interesting? Yeah, that’s not Mark Erelli." -Red Line Roots

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