McGrath, Alaska
from The Woods Are Burning by Brian McGrath
lyrics
I went alone to face the weather
The rain kept comin', all the people hide
Twelve hit the ground when the bells were ringing
Look around then wonder why?
Oh, this harsh land will take the light right from your eyes
But I never live, I never die
On a Sunday night they caught me stealing
Across the river at the old town post
And in the morning they roped me down
Carried me away and they hung me high
Oh! How that last moment just drifted on forever
It was a long time coming
A long time coming
I dreamt I lost you among the hemlock pines
And for three nights I searched far and wide
And I found your body in mangled sin
Along the banks of the Kuskokwim
And though this dream was just a dream
It felt much more than real
I never woke, I never feel
I never woke, I never feel
The rain kept comin', all the people hide
Twelve hit the ground when the bells were ringing
Look around then wonder why?
Oh, this harsh land will take the light right from your eyes
But I never live, I never die
On a Sunday night they caught me stealing
Across the river at the old town post
And in the morning they roped me down
Carried me away and they hung me high
Oh! How that last moment just drifted on forever
It was a long time coming
A long time coming
I dreamt I lost you among the hemlock pines
And for three nights I searched far and wide
And I found your body in mangled sin
Along the banks of the Kuskokwim
And though this dream was just a dream
It felt much more than real
I never woke, I never feel
I never woke, I never feel
credits
from The Woods Are Burning,
released March 2, 2018
Words, Music, Performance by Brian McGrath.
Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Brian McGrath.
©2017 Brian McGrath
Words, Music, Performance by Brian McGrath.
Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Brian McGrath.
©2017 Brian McGrath
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Brian McGrath Chicago, Illinois
Brian McGrath is a Folk & Americana Singer-Songwriter from Chicago and currently based in Madison,
Wisconsin.
With intense, honest conviction tempered by Midwest sensibility and grit, the big man with a big voice tells tales of broken characters, desolate landscapes, and hopeful redemption all along the highways and byways of the American heartland.
McGrath's new album "The Lonely Hour" now out.
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