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Canoe

from Sapling by W.C. Beck

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lyrics

The days fade like the rain into the sea
The mirror holds my face but I don’t see me
I’m walking up and down these old city streets
side-stepping shadows with my frozen feets

chorus:
oh you don’t have to sail
halfway ‘round the world in your canoe
oh just to get
a different point of view

and oh, mama, won’t you come here quick
‘cause I don’t know what to do
and oh, sweet baby, don’t you tell me maybe
‘cause it’s the thing that I am supposed to do

well these hanging clouds they bore the daylights out of me
stumbling around on worn-out hips and twisted knees
I wanna see my name someday in Caslon type
oh but for now my thoughts in hangars wait and dream of flight

chorus

chorus

credits

from Sapling, released March 2, 2012
W.C. Beck—lead vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, background vocals, pianos
Sean Spellman—electric guitar, harmonica
Ryan Spellman—drums
Jesse Bates—bass, mandolin, dobro, pedal steel
John Cathcart-Rake—violins

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W.C. Beck New York

W.C. Beck is an itinerant singer/songwriter from KS who now calls New York home after long stints in Portland, OR and Paris, France. Beck’s songs span from indie folk to classic country and tell of the American heartland and a forgotten epoch. With catchy melodies and sophisticated compositions, most songs find their depth in the personal, moving narrative. ... more

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