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Unknown Bust

from First Flight by W.C. Beck

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lyrics

Gazing at an unknown bust
wondering just how much
his life must resemble mine
just a man living in his prime
just one trying to make his mark
before them lights all grow dark
start something and watch it change
hope them history books remember your name
when it’s all wrote
and it’s said and done

well I’m lighting candles, baby
in cathedrals hoping maybe
you might change your mind
oh, but praying don’t turn back time
and the worry just make me sick
yeah, the booze and the pills they don’t fix
this hurt and this hole in my heart
but I’ve learned that there ain’t no dark
‘til something shines
and paints them diamonds on your eyes

Chorus:
It makes me wonder how a heart
could ever come back from a wound like this
turn back from the black abyss
oh and learn to love again
and when I hear the thunder of an old soul song
and the way we were back then
just kids in the city
searching for pretty things

I’m riding east on that Empire Line
the click-clack of the track keeping time
across mountain, prairie and coast
and everywhere I see the ghost
Lord, of a smile in the summer sun
though seasons change and colors run
owning up to what I’ve become
letting go of all that’s done
surrendering
a bright leaf floating high in the wind

Chorus

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from First Flight, released June 7, 2019

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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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