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Into the Sun (Magnetic West)

from Magnetic West by Mark Lucas

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about

Something of a tribute to the late, great Guy Clark, I started this song when I heard of his passing on 17th May 2016; I'd had a bottle of I W Harper Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey sitting on a shelf for some months and the time had come.
"Drinkin' One W Harper, playin' Black Diamond strings" - "Black Diamond Strings" - Guy Clark.

lyrics

WELL I FINALLY TOOK THE BOTTLE OFF THE SHELF
THOUGH I SAW YOUR PAIN I STILL DRANK TO YOUR HEALTH
FUNNY HOW THE TIME IT SLIPS AWAY
BEFORE WE KNOW IT IT’S THE DIMMING OF THE DAY

THAT OLD CAR YOU DROVE IS DUSTY BUT IT’S SOUND
MAN YOU SURE KNEW HOW TO GET AROUND
I CAN HEAR THE WINDSCREEN WIPERS BEATING TIME
AS THE ROAD UNFOLDS BENEATH THOSE WORN-OUT TYRES

Bridge:
IN TRUTH NO MATTER HOW THE RACE IS RUN
IT’S THE ROAD THAT MAKES US EQUAL EVERY ONE
SOME DAY WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE
WE SET OUR COMPASS WEST TOWARD THE SETTING SUN


THEM WINDS OF CHANGE KEEP BLOWING UP MY STREET
I COULD BAR THE DOORS BUT I KNOW THEY CAN’T BE BEAT
THERE’S A GATE THAT WE MUST ALL SOME DAY PASS THROUGH
BEST PAINT IT BRIGHTLY AND NOT IN SHADES OF BLUE

Rpt bridge

YEAH I FINALLY TOOK THE BOTTLE OFF THE SHELF
NOW I’M HALF CUT AND TALKING TO MYSELF
AND YOU’RE SOMEWHERE OUT THERE WHERE IT ALL BEGUN
GIVE MY LOVE TO ROSE AS YOU SAIL INTO THE SUN

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from Magnetic West, track released February 1, 2024

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Mark Lucas Sydney, Australia

Australian roots music – it’s a sense of place. In singer-songwriter Mark Lucas' word picture world you’ll encounter ghosts of the past & yearning spirits of the present, making themselves known in a variety of familiar locales, together with a motley cast of misfits & dreamers who could fit in just about anywhere there’s people & stories to tell. ... more

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