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Dusty Tears
02:53
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What you feel, you feel alone
The sun heats up a stone
Adrift on a river, sealed in a drum
Waiting for the fall to come
The train of a bird dragging the land
I wish I could touch my grandmother's hand
Turn off the lights and turn them back on
And in that time it all will be gone
A little dance with a broom
I pretend you're with me, here in the room
The invisible particles rise
I've got dust tears in my eyes
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Electric Car
04:47
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I saw one on the road today, just outside of town
Going about 55 without making any kind of sound
The brand new electric car has hit the lots
And everyone is wondering how they run
Clean and easy sailing, every single mile
And when you get low, stop and connect it for a-while
The brand new electric car has hit the lots
And everyone is wondering how they run
Long ago, when we first had a digital clock hanging high on the wall
My grandfather smiled, and said, Time to throw away that peg and awl
The brand new electric car has hit the lots
And everyone is wondering how they run
So, come down and get yours, it doesn't matter how much you make
Both federal and state are gonna be there to give you a little break
The brand new electric car has hit the lots
And everyone is wondering how they run
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My North Dakota Home
03:23
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In the red barn, a red Corvair
Many years it rusted there
I used to dream behind the wheel
Oh, how free it would feel
Running in and out of the poplar trees
Poplar leaves shaking in the breeze
Across the way, the combines comb
O'er the land of my home
My North Dakota home
A closer look in the sunshine
Old Coke glass along the B-N line
Clear away any dirt
Feel around the hobble skirt
A taste of dust from miles away
I bet it rains sometime today
The weather vane on the silo dome
Points every which way home
My North Dakota home
No nearer place to me
No dearer place to me than my North Dakota home
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The Prairie
03:22
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No destination
I'm just walking on what feels like an abandoned wagon trail
As heaven dies I materialize
There's a new dawn siding the scales
The babbling water of a brook I can imagine
Renewed by the long shade of night
No better way to regain complexion
And turn to face the light
You just now notice how you look compared to how you feel
You were right about the trail, there's remnants of a wagon wheel
Something tells me what you spend your time on only you will invariably wear
Just pick a spot on the horizon and imagine yourself out there
The heartache returns, and though it holds you down it brings you closer to the source
To live inside a moment like this, there's no great power, no greater force
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Vera Lee
01:40
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Love Cannot Die
03:13
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There's much to say, but nobody to say it to
I listen to the breeze move through the poplar trees
You are not around and I feel it in my bones
The strongest tie, love cannot die
It's as endless as a sea
No matter what, it always shall remain
I lean into the great big blue
Oh, how it calls me
Your touch, you kiss, and more than this, your true devotion
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Regal Crown
03:51
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Tell Them How You Feel
03:14
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A new day, a new month, a brand new year
Be thankful you're still here
I heard something the other day
You can run but you can't run away
Too concerned about why they won't respond to me
I can be quiet, but am I that hard to see?
Being bigger is a much better deal
Still I want to tell them how I really feel
Every trial is heavy but they are you're own heavy trials
Find glory in the work, not the miles
You're way's not the only right way, you know
I'm gonna be there when you need me
And when you need me I'll never let go
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Seems like all we do is fight
That's why I go out every night
The more I drink, the less I feel blue
Sometimes I feel like an awful fool
Spending my life on an old barstool
Yes, I guess, they oughta name a drink after you
I don't know how my heart will mend
If this is really the end, it's gonna take a lot to make it through
You left my heart a vacant lot
I'll fill it in with another shot
Yes, I guess, they oughta name a drink after you
I know that I have reached my fill
And I should just go pay the bill
When I began I only meant to have a few
But somebody told me you left town
And here I am with another round
Yes, I guess, they oughta name a drink after you
I don't know how my heart will mend
If this is really the end, it's gonna take a lot to make it through
You left my heart a vacant lot
I'll fill it in with another shot
Yes, I guess, they oughta name a drink after you
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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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