The fog has lifted and the sky is blue
The river’s swollen
The almanac’s confused
Will the flowers be dressed in their Easter time best for you?
Spring is late but our love is strong
Old lazy river moves the ice along
It’s too real to accept when no words can express
What we’ve gone through
Big black sky is filling up with stars
A chimney’s puffing like a cold cigar
We hung together under the pressure
And someone told me that’s the hardest part
We took the road with all the bends
We buckle down until the highway ends
We took the road with all the bends
And something’s gotta give
Something’s gotta give
Something’s gotta give me wings
The river’s itchin’ from the fall of man
Kitchen tap is runnin’ black again
A garage radio blares
It’s been blowing hot air in my ears
My soul is restless
I’m lookin’ old and grey
Blue blood midwestern, I was born and raised
There are things that just take time
And there are other things we just don’t say
Sometimes I wake up and I’m gripped with fear
Did I pay the bills? Did I leave the ashtray filled?
My mind’s a warehouse of worry when my heart’s in disrepair
This Sunday morning I felt the body and blood
Heard the children singing, “Gloria”
I’d just been thinking ‘bout how Sally
Would have held her head and sung along
The healing begins its slow methodical work
Crawling under my skin like a fisherman’s hook
Oh Lord, I’ve been lookin’ down the barrel
At a chamber of the human heart
We took the road with all the bends
We buckle down until the highway ends
We took the road with all the bends
And something’s gotta give
Something’s gotta give
Something’s gotta give me wings to fly
credits
from Fear Not,
track released November 17, 2017
Cameron Blake: acoustic guitar
Jennifer Fortosis: backing vocals
Olin Clark: electric guitar
Joe Vasquez: upright bass
Nick Bracewell: drums
Gene Hahn and Christopher Martin: violins
Barbara Corbato: viola
Jeremy Crosmer: cello
String arrangement by Zachary Kolkman and Cameron Blake
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