Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn
Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn
Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn
Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn
Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn
Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn
Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn
Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn
Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn
Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn
Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn
“Over the Divide” was inspired by the story of Hans Breuer, an Austrian shepherd who secretly smuggled Syrian refugees across the Hungarian border using unmarked farm paths and shepherd trails. Breuer, who is Jewish, was motivated by his parent’s earlier stories of family friends escaping the Nazis....
[Verse 1]
Nickel for your thoughts love
A couple for a dime
Isn't hard to see you’ve got a troubled mind
Isn't a shame dear
Wish it wasn't true
Wishing there was something that we all could do
Walking through the deserts
Sailing over seas
Sister, brother, refugees
[Verse 2]
Love ’em when they're up boys
Kick 'em when they're down
Push 'em to the edge of another town
Shepherd on the mountain
Over the divide
Make it to the border and away we ride
Listen to the preachers
Calling to the free
Share the Kingdom, share the keys
[Outro]
Isn't a shame dear
Wish it wasn't true
Wishing there was something that we all could do
Over the Divide was written by Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn.
Over the Divide was produced by Béla Fleck.
Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn released Over the Divide on Fri Oct 20 2017.
Abigail Wasburn:
This is at the height of when we were hearing about the Syrian refugee crisis in the news, and we woke up one morning and saw a link to an article about this guy named Hans Breuer. His family was ferried through the night to safety and friends during the Holocaust. And so he got in...