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New York City
I wrote this song when I had only lived in New York City for a couple of years. I was already deeply in love with the place. I’ll be performing it this Friday, July 15 during my 8PM set at Exile Above 2A on the corner of 2nd Street and Avenue A in Manhattan. The… Read more
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Tree Jealousy
How long can a man goOut of sync with his species?What has value for othersIs worthless to meAnd what has meaning for meFalls on deaf earsEven the strongest connections are becoming frayedI don’t recognize my heartMaybe the problem supersedes speciesMaybe I need to see beyond the kingdom of animals If I could be a tree… Read more
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Living in the Country
I usually think of Pete Seeger as a banjo player. I learned to play because of him, through no fault of his own, from his book “How To Play The 5-String Banjo.” I highly recommend the book. Just like the author, it’s warm, helpful, funny, and wise.But he wrote this song on guitar and… Read more
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Surrender
I wrote this song in the lead-up to the latest war in Iraq. It felt strange to me that rather than being exhorted to war with rally cries we were being lulled with assurances we would be greeted as liberators in a quick and easy war. Now that bigotry and moral cowardice are back in… Read more
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It Doesn’t Matter Anymore
It doesn’t matter anymoreWhy it was done, or howBright red is splattered everywhereMixed with chunks of flesh and boozeEventually it goes down the drainAnd gets washed out to sea It doesn’t matter anymoreThe deed cannot be undoneThe memory cannot be forgotThere’s only so much tears can wash away Angry voices yell and tellWho to blame… Read more
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Now That It’s Over
Now that it’s over I want to let goMemories burn like a flame through the snowIt doesn’t feel like it was so long agoMemories torture as only they canBroken hearts rattle like rocks in a can It’s hard to imagine you’re even a manWhen that used to be all you could know Somebody said that… Read more
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