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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
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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
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Sad Existence
02:10
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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
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Never Too Late To Cry
03:19
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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
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Cut Me Down
03:15
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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
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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
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Whisperin’ Wind
03:47
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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
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Dream
02:37
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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
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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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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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