“Tend to your flock or they will stray.
We’ll be called for our service come judgment day.
Before we cross that river wide,
The blood on our hands will come back on us twice.”

— Bruce Springsteen

"Rocky Ground"
Song lyrics, Wrecking Ball (2012)

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“Tend to your flock or they will stray.We’ll be called for our service come judgment day.Before we cross that river wide,The blood on our hands will come back on us twice.”

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“Tend to your flock or they will stray.
We’ll be called for our service come judgment day.
Before we cross that river wide,
The blood on our hands will come back on us twice.”