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A Pastor In Maine

from Blind Willie's Lighthouse by Dan Cloutier

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I’m a pastor in the town of Springvale Maine of a little church on Main Street, and it’s a Sunday night as I’m sitting on my back porch thinking about the sermon I gave today and how it went over everyone’s heads. As I sit back here, I’m smoking a pack of cigarettes, but nobody in that little church knows I smoke these cigarettes, and it’s a good thing they don’t. My wife doesn’t like it much either.

Do you know the way?
Do you know the way?
I will wait for you
Through these storms
Through these shadows
You will find peace

I hear a knock at my door and Charlie is standing there. Now, Charlie, he’s a town cop, and we used to be good friends back in high school. We’d smoke these same cigarettes and drink six-packs of Coors Light behind the General Store and cause all sorts of trouble. But I can tell something is wrong, because Charlie is white as a ghost, and Charlie is never afraid.

Do you know the way?
Do you know the way?
I will wait for you
Through these storms
Through these shadows
You will find peace

And he says, “Hey Pastor it’s been a long time. Now, I know you know the McFadden family that lives down on Maple Street. Well, their son Jimmy got himself into a wreck tonight, and he didn’t make it, and I’ve got to be the one to go and tell his family that. I just can’t do that by myself. Will you come with me pastor?

Do you know the way?
Do you know the way?
I will wait for you
Through these storms
Through these shadows
You will find peace

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from Blind Willie's Lighthouse, released October 18, 2011
Dan Cloutier - guitar, vocals
Kim Jennings - vocals
Dennis Pearne - bass

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Dan Cloutier Boston, Massachusetts

Dan Cloutier is making a name for himself as an important live act by selling out rooms in the greater Boston area including the famed Club Passim and The Amazing Things Arts Center. He has also had the honor of opening for such legends as John Hiatt, Richie Havens, Ellis Paul, and John Gorka. Dan writes fast paced folk anthems, sweet tremolo electric jams, and quietly powerful story songs. ... more

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