Altar In Your Box Lyrics: Taken from the everything was beautiful liner notes Music: Scott Holcomb ([email protected]) Am G F Here along the roadside Am G F I brought nails and wood and paint Am G F I've had a little trouble Am G F Deciding on a saint Am G F A cross from Ensanada Am G F In the dark it's supposed to glow Am G F Some beads I bought in Garberville Am G F Another life ago G F Out here on the highway G F I build your altar in your box G F Some shelter when its raining Am G Some shade for when its not Am G F It's not Am G F Though red would probably suit you Am G F I think I'll just paint it white Am G F It's the color of the virgin Am G F She's my beacon in the night Am G F A statue of St. Francis Am G F He holds a little lamb Am G F And answers to a question Am G F So much bigger than I am G F Out here on the highway G F It's your altar in your box G F Some shelter when its raining Am G Some shade for when its not F C G At your altar in your box F C G At your altar in your box F C G The women throw Hail Mary's C Am G At your altar in your box Am G F At last I will hang a rosary Am G F That my father gave to me Am G F From olive trees in Lebanon Am G F Some personal history Am G F And I won't include your photograph Am G F Or carve your name in stone Am G F So the women who bring flowers Am G F Can make your box their own G F Out here on the highway G F It's your altar in your box G F Some shelter when its raining Am G Some shade for when its not G F And I will light a candle G F And say a prayer for you G F So that I will not feel guilty Am G On the nights that I drive through F C G At your altar in your box F C G At your altar in your box F C G The big wheels keep on rolling C Am G By your altar in your box F C G At your altar in your box F C G At your altar in your box F C G The truckers all salute you C Am G In your altar in your box F C G At your altar in your box F C G At your altar in your box F C G You just might find me kneeling C Am G By your altar in your box Am G F As I sit beside the water Am G F And watch the men rake rocks Am G F I trust that you'll be happy Am G F In your altar in your box
