Second Line For The Van der Linde Years (RDR2)

[Intro] [Piano barrelhouse vamp, second-line snare, horn shakes] Heat on the cobbles of Saint Denis Brass by the docks where the steam masts be [Verse 1] Snow on the rooftops up in Colter town Blackwater rumor put the whole world down Cornwall’s ledgers, Pinkertons’ eyes Smoke on the trestle and the winter skies Arthur riding with a cold-lamp grin Dutch talking paradise and a pearly wind [Pre-Chorus] Shuffle to the left, shake to the right Keep your head low, keep the firelight [Chorus] Roll that second line through Saint Denis Name the souls the river set free From Valentine mud to Rhodes magnolias Hear the brass tell history Laissez les bons temps rouler for the fallen and found Beat that drum where the truth comes round From Kamassa reeds to Annesburg mines Let the saints step out in time [Turnaround] [Trumpet stabs, trombone slides, clarinet flutter; crowd call: hey-yo] [Verse 2] Valentine whiskey and a swinging door Rhodes keeps secrets like a moss-veiled shore Braithwaite roses and Gray blue coats Letters on the wind and powder-smoke notes Shady Belle whispers by the cypress line Gators in the hymn and a telephone wire [Pre-Chorus] Shuffle to the left, shake to the right Hold that handbill out of the light [Chorus] Roll that second line through Saint Denis Name the souls the river set free From Clemens Point tides to Caliga Hall Hear the horns write county law Laissez les bons temps rouler for the living and gone Beat that drum till the doubt moves on From Lemoyne fog to the Emerald pines Let the saints step out in time [Break] [Train-hit horn figures, piano trills, snare buzz] (Keep it rolling) (Keep it rolling now) [Verse 3] Lenny laughing by the trolley bell Bank doors closing like a Delta spell Hosea’s wisdom on the evening air Lanterns in the smoke and a silent prayer Sadie riding with a firebrand heart John with a scar and a brand new start [Bridge] Guarma sugar, thunder on the cane Eagle Flies crying in the iron rain Rains Fall silent with a hawk’s clear eye Cornwall falls where the night trains cry Oil fields burning like a midnight hymn Milton in the dust and a frayed black brim [Verse 4] Beaver Hollow shadows where the truth ran thin Micah like a serpent with a needled grin Arthur on the ridgeline, dawn like gold Breath like gospel in the mountain cold He gave his saddle to the rising sun Set his debts down one by one [Chorus – big call and response] Roll that second line through Saint Denis (through Saint Denis) Name the souls the river set free (set free, set free) From Strawberry snows to the Bayou Nwa Let the brass speak old law Laissez les bons temps rouler for the brothers and kin Beat that drum where the tales begin From Heartlands wind to the Roanoke line Let the saints step out in time [Outro] [Piano tag, horn fall, drum choke] Beecher’s Hope lit by a hammer’s ring Abigail and Jack hear the anvil sing Saint Denis night, let the lamplight gleam History walks like a second-line dream