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Shenandoah

from Carter by JB Boxter

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They say "the sun also rises..."
... but I've never seen it.
I wake up and grab my coffee to punch the work clock by 5:00.
Spent the last twenty years of my life in this factory,
And all I can show for it are lines in my smile.

See, my daddy died here... and his daddy too.
With any luck, I'll join em' when my workin' is through.
But Martha, she tells me... that I could be famous
Have a song on the radio, and leave here for good.
Well sometimes, I believe her
And sometimes I wonder why
The good lord, she willed me to these dyin' Keystone Pines.

Shenandoah, I can't let you go.
Shenandoah, your sweet winds they blow.
You're the only home that I've ever known,
So I sing you this song to carry me on.

Meet the boys at the tavern, for a beer and a shot.
Make my way home to Martha while my dinner's still hot.
See, my son's got his ballgame and I'd like to see that
But the foreman wants overtime, and I don't write the checks.

The alarm clock comes early, when you're working all your life
and those quotas, they don't care about your children, about your wife.
Sometimes, I think of leaving.
Sometimes, I wonder why
The good lord, she willed me to my dyin'...

Shenandoah, I can't let you go.
Shenandoah, your sweet winds they blow.
You're the only home that I've ever known,
So I sing you this song to carry me on.

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from Carter, released September 8, 2017
Reed Turchi - Engineer, Mixing, Slide Guitar
JB Boxter - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar

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