The Lonely Hour
from The Lonely Hour by Brian McGrath
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Time and again
In that lonely hour before the days begins
My weathered face in mirror light
My bleeding heart and broken pride
Looking back on what was
And what is, what's yet to come
Wipe my eyes, in too deep
Another lie to fall back asleep
I hear her voice say "You can't look back if you're gonna move on"
But it brings me comfort in that lonely hour before the dawn
Before the dawn
Lost in a homesick dream
The distant echoes of the calliope
Down all the days
And the elm tree streets where we used to play
A warm embrace, gentle smile, to ease the pain for while
In the trees high above, a lonely cry, is this love?
Is this love or obligation, darling I don't know
But it brings me comfort in that lonely hour before the dawn
Before the dawn
Now all those memories have begun to fade
Lord I can't hang on
And you can't look back in some rose-colored past
If you're gonna move on
But I'll remember how she held my hand and I felt loved
Cause it brings me comfort in that lonely hour before the dawn
Before the dawn
In that lonely hour before the days begins
My weathered face in mirror light
My bleeding heart and broken pride
Looking back on what was
And what is, what's yet to come
Wipe my eyes, in too deep
Another lie to fall back asleep
I hear her voice say "You can't look back if you're gonna move on"
But it brings me comfort in that lonely hour before the dawn
Before the dawn
Lost in a homesick dream
The distant echoes of the calliope
Down all the days
And the elm tree streets where we used to play
A warm embrace, gentle smile, to ease the pain for while
In the trees high above, a lonely cry, is this love?
Is this love or obligation, darling I don't know
But it brings me comfort in that lonely hour before the dawn
Before the dawn
Now all those memories have begun to fade
Lord I can't hang on
And you can't look back in some rose-colored past
If you're gonna move on
But I'll remember how she held my hand and I felt loved
Cause it brings me comfort in that lonely hour before the dawn
Before the dawn
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from The Lonely Hour,
released November 3, 2023
All music, lyrics, performances, and recording by Brian McGrath. Mixed and mastered by Rick Riggs at Handwritten Recordings, Chicago. ©2023 Brian McGrath.
All music, lyrics, performances, and recording by Brian McGrath. Mixed and mastered by Rick Riggs at Handwritten Recordings, Chicago. ©2023 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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