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[Music]
Music
I was a contractor and I was asked to
I
was
a
contractor
and
I
was
asked
to
come rewire the house and
come
rewire
the
house
and
somewhere you asked did I want tea.
somewhere
you
asked
did
I
want
tea
I had five jobs going on the same time.
I
had
five
jobs
going
on
the
same
time
I'm smoking two packs of cigarettes a
I'm
smoking
two
packs
of
cigarettes
a
day and didn't have time for none of
day
and
didn't
have
time
for
none
of
that but out of my mouth came yes and
that
but
out
of
my
mouth
came
yes
and
you drank tea with me and you fixed my
you
drank
tea
with
me
and
you
fixed
my
switch free of charge, free of charge,
switch
free
of
charge
free
of
charge
and I knew you were looking at me and I
and
I
knew
you
were
looking
at
me
and
I
never met anyone who had such a gentleness
never
met
anyone
who
had
such
a
gentleness
and a firmness at the same
and
a
firmness
at
the
same
time. He wouldn't let me look deep into
time
He
wouldn't
let
me
look
deep
into
his eyes. I wanted to finish the job so
his
eyes
I
wanted
to
finish
the
job
so
that I could fire myself from the job
that
I
could
fire
myself
from
the
job
then I would engage in dealing with you.
then
I
would
engage
in
dealing
with
you
So we didn't see each other for a while.
So
we
didn't
see
each
other
for
a
while
That's true and then
That's
true
and
then
we went for ice cream that was our first
we
went
for
ice
cream
that
was
our
first
date. I'm thankful to God every day since
date
I'm
thankful
to
God
every
day
since
and I remember in conversation you told
and
I
remember
in
conversation
you
told
me Walnut Street was a place
me
Walnut
Street
was
a
place
historically where African-American
historically
where
African-American
entrepreneurs had resided and in this
entrepreneurs
had
resided
and
in
this
area there were elm trees up and down
area
there
were
elm
trees
up
and
down
the block that kissed in the middle of
the
block
that
kissed
in
the
middle
of
the street. Right
the
street
Right
so it was very dark on this block right
so
it
was
very
dark
on
this
block
right
because most of the homes were boarded and
because
most
of
the
homes
were
boarded
and
Christmas Eve we were sitting in the in
Christmas
Eve
we
were
sitting
in
the
in
the kitchen looking out and you said
the
kitchen
looking
out
and
you
said
what's going on with those flickering of
what's
going
on
with
those
flickering
of
those lights?
those
lights
And it was crack pipes We looked at each
And
it
was
crack
pipes
We
looked
at
each
other and said this is it's not right
other
and
said
this
is
it's
not
right
it's not right and you said I want you
it's
not
right
and
you
said
I
want
you
to do that house please. I did say
to
do
that
house
please
I
did
say
please right? Oh absolutely your eyes
please
right
Oh
absolutely
your
eyes
always say please. That was the first
always
say
please
That
was
the
first
renovation on this block so the
renovation
on
this
block
so
the
renovation of our own home became
renovation
of
our
own
home
became
secondary to the renovation of our
secondary
to
the
renovation
of
our
community
community
and there is such a blessing in the
and
there
is
such
a
blessing
in
the
commitment that you and I have for each
commitment
that
you
and
I
have
for
each
other
other
and I get great joy when that commitment
and
I
get
great
joy
when
that
commitment
manifests itself block by block
manifests
itself
block
by
block
household by household.
household
by
household
Before I was renovating homes but to
Before
I
was
renovating
homes
but
to
take it deeper to renovate communities
take
it
deeper
to
renovate
communities
is
is
a purposeful life.
a
purposeful
life
I love you love you too baby.
I
love
you
love
you
too
baby
[Music]
Music
thank you
thank
you
[Music]
Music
thank you.
thank
you
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