Leo McCauley - Valley of Shame Lyrics

Long Time ago just the other day
At the foot of a mountain not far away
Sent from your home spited and spurned
To have a baby never to return

Moved over the hill to a big city loud
A young girl banished to hide in the crowd
To have your baby alone in your pain
Far from the family you'd never see again

Is that wind in the valley blowing a sad refrain
The ghost of your mother crying out your name?
In the foothills in the foothills
In the foothills of the Valley of Shame

As the old woman died she called out your name
You're the one banished to hide her shame

Today I dropped into a house of prayer
And lit a candle and wondered we're you there
The world has changed since you were here
But your love of life overcame the fear

Is that wind in the valley blowing a sad refrain
The ghost of your mother crying out your name?
In the foothills in the foothills
In the foothills and the Valley of Shame
In the foothills in the foothills
In the foothills of the Valley of Shame