The Singer And The Gale

from Places I've Been by The Kerosene Lights

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THE SINGER AND THE GALE

Just keep humming your song for days on end, for too long
Until your guitar is out of tune and your head feels out of whack
Hell they might sing along
Just keep banging that drum for nights on end, for too long
Until your arms run out of strength and your strength runs out of hope
Hell they might sing along

When hope does fail,
it will fail you through and through
You’ll walk through hell but your song will endure
You’ll sing it well well into that stormy night
And the winds will tell a tale of the singer and the gale

Just keep humming your song for days on end, for too long
Until your guitar is out of tune and your head feels out of whack
Hell they might sing along
Just keep laughing alone for weeks on end, for too long
Until your lungs run out of breath and your heart feels out of synch
Hell they might sing along

Just keep humming your song for days on end, for too long
Until your guitar is out of tune and your head feels out of whack
Hell they might sing along
Just keep dancing alone for years on end for too long
Until your heart is wrapped in songs and you now chant out of loss
Hell then they’ll sing along

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from Places I've Been, released August 28, 2020

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