[ti:The Moon & St. Christopher] [ar:Mary Black] [al:Down the Crooked Road (The Soundtrack)] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Moon & St. Christopher - Mary Black [00:10.19]Written by:Mary Chapin Carpenter [00:20.38]When I was young I spoke like a child and [00:24.00] [00:24.55]I saw with a child's eyes [00:26.80] [00:29.83]And an open door was to a girl like the stars are to the skies [00:36.59] [00:39.25]It's funny how the world lives up to all your expectations [00:46.66] [00:48.85]With adventures for the stout of heart and the lure of the open spaces [00:55.99] [00:58.55]There's two lanes running down this road and whichever side you are on [01:05.49] [01:08.01]Accounts for where you want to go and what you are running from [01:15.20] [01:18.00]Back when darkness overtook me on a blindman's curve [01:25.02] [01:26.61]I relied upon the moon I relied upon the moon [01:34.59] [01:36.23]I relied upon the moon and ST Christopher [01:42.78] [02:00.97]Now I've paid my dues 'cause I have owed them but [02:05.88]I've paid a price sometimes [02:08.05] [02:10.48]For being such a stubborn woman in such stubborn times [02:17.38] [02:20.06]I have run from the arms of lovers [02:23.67] [02:24.60]I have run from the eyes of friends [02:28.01] [02:29.64]I have run from the hands of kindness I have run just because I can [02:38.60] [02:41.75]Now I've grown and I speak like a woman and [02:45.77]I see with a woman's eyes [02:48.23] [02:51.26]And an open door is to me now like the saddest of goodbyes [02:58.51] [03:00.95]Well it's too late for turning back and I pray for the heart and nerve [03:08.97] [03:12.29]I relied upon the moon I relied upon the moon [03:20.30] [03:21.78]I relied upon the moon and ST Christopher [03:28.30] [03:31.66]I relied upon the moon I relied upon the moon [03:39.36] [03:41.09]I relied upon the moon and ST Christopher [03:47.56] [03:49.88]To be my guide