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from Blue & White notebooks

by Tom Brosseau

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smallbeekeeper Listening to this first track while the wind here is softly roaring through the trees, I started singing a harmony to your ghost melody, and I feel truly inspired by the sound and simplicity of this song. Thank you and I look forward to hearing the whole album. Simone x
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1.
I’ve set out like this before The moon and stars hardly showing A special feeling inside Enough to keep me going Through the days of life that you move through Do you really know what you do? A break in the dark clouds Revealing heavenly prizes As I advance An owl from a fence post rises A handful of sand in the breeze It all gets taken by degrees I will always love you only I will always love you only What coolness before the dawn So quietly stunning It hits me All this time I have been running Maybe you’ll be there when I get there Maybe I’ll get there and just set there I will always love you only I will always love you only
2.
The rooster on the the weather vane has started to move He can spin in all directions but he can’t fly the coop Already the sun’s begun to sink All that’s left in the sky is purple and pink The sugar has settled in the lemonade In the crystal pitcher with the wooden arm on the serving tray Bugs are fluttering in the patio light Where there’s something coming from the wind chime It’s hot and it’s still inside the house Got the swamp cooler on to cool me down I turn on the evening news From outside it appears as though the room is blue The neighborhood kids forgot a bucket of chalk Out on the side of the sidewalk And the little kitty’s pussy footing around The garage a couple doors down Where some people are Outside underneath the hood of a car
3.
I spit and rub at the charm And dream of life beyond the farm My eyes are shot, so’s my arm Hair fading at the root Scrape the chimney for a little soot The sun won’t come ‘cause the blinds won’t stay put It ain’t a sad existence Invited to a party of game and bard I recycled a greeting card Picked a nosegay from the neighbor’s yard Am I right, am I rum Am I quiet, am I just dumb Am I here, am I numb? It ain’t a sad existence It’s all fun and games until you get old And the good lord has left you with nothing to hold Your skin is thin, you’re always cold It ain’t a sad existence
4.
I never asked for anything much I just wish there was more time I always wanted to tell you how I felt It's never too late to cry Remembrances of you stay so sweet and so strong But they keep me living a lie Friends call me a fool They say one day I'll wake and face the truth It's never too late to cry Never too late to cry All I recall is the smile on your face And the happiness I felt inside What am I supposed to do? Forget about you It's never too late to cry Never too late to cry Never too late to cry
5.
Cut Me Down 03:15
Don’t get personal, keep it light A little distraction will be all right Occupied with some clay I open up when my hands are at play Behind your aspect a blue world The thread given you has frayed and burled Pathfinding, a total art You know the way to my heart Cut me down I meet your eyes You stop to see how I’ll rise Cut me down It’s mechanical The way we ball Along with strength space too shall pall Cut me down I meet your eyes You stop to see how I’ll rise Cut me down
6.
I’d say I’m the kind of person who knows not what to do But the moment you came through the door, I fell in love with you The world is full of many places with paths that lead to nowhere A dream of a secret garden, I wish that I could go there I remember what my teacher told me a long, long time ago If something is already coming you cannot want it also
7.
A gravel crossroads at the edge of the county seat Waning crescent moon, the green of youth in the corn and in the wheat To the east, the banks of the River Red Whisperin’ wind, won’t you let me in your heart A shelterbelt of poplar trees surround a farmer’s home Milky Way, Northern Lights so prominent on heaven’s dome Upon the surface, the swirling surface glide the debris a storm somewhere hath shed Whisperin’ wind, won’t you let me in your heart The coyote knows he’s not the only one For a moment he is silhouetted at the finale of a meteor’s run Oh, mighty river you bring the news to lake Winnipeg instead Whisperin’ wind, won’t you let me in your heart
8.
Dream 02:37
Dream, dream You can do anything if you only dream Dream, dream You can be anyone if you only dream Dream, just dream You can go anywhere if you only dream
9.
I carried this with me the whole rest of the day Walking the boardwalk from the Santa Monica pier to Marina del Rey The dream of the lady had become my own dream in a way Do you know what love is, do you know what love is? When you really feel for someone there’s no end to what you’d do When they hurt, it’s like you hurt too Find the balance between being there and letting them pass through You may find one day that you’re beginning to lose your ground All your good friends are there but no one can be found Just remember the world becomes more splendored the longer you're around

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released June 25, 2022

Produced by Tom Brosseau. All songs Unabridged Music (ASCAP) © 2022. Special thanks to Mayon Hanania for the album artwork and to Mary Jones for sequencing❤️

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Tom Brosseau Grand Forks, North Dakota

Tom Brosseau is a folksinger and songwriter from North Dakota. He comes from a working family with a musical background. His grandmother Lillian Uglem taught him the acoustic guitar while he was in grade school. He has exchanged songs and poetry with many talented folks, including Susan Orlean, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Patrick Marber, Bonnie Raitt and the late Sam Hinton. ... more

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