Hey baby baby tell me where in the world you gone
I been waiting for you
I been strung out like linen but the string I’m hanging on
Is fraying through
You're out there doing god-knows-what
Following your gut
Well I wish I could too
Well I guess you gone out to find something you lost
Fill up some hole
Now I’m waking up late in this crow’s nest
Just to watch the waves roll
& I know your ship ain’t gonna return
Packed up bow to stern
With all the years you stole
From me, but I still...
Hear your voice in echoes
Make out your shape in the shadows
And your ship in a cloud
You spent so long jumping life’s hurdles
When you come back full-circle
How could you just settle right back down now?
Hey baby baby tell me how’s your war
Been working out?
Your head’ll be well-wreathed with laurels
By now, no doubt
How can you hold your head so high
With all that manly pride
Weighing you down?
& I know that you were born to roam
But sugar what does that mean for me?
All these men here tearing up your home
At least they keep me company
Well I just think of you out there
Seeking comfort everywhere
And finding it so easily
And I still…
Hear your voice in echoes
Make out your shape in the shadows
And your ship in a cloud
You spent so long jumping life’s hurdles
When you come back full-circle
How could you just settle right back down?
Hey baby baby tell me what am I to do
It’s getting so damn bad
Yes and how much longer must I wait here for you
Like a widow going mad
Well it’s just so hard to take
Wondering if I made a mistake
Giving you all that I had
On “Meet Me By the River,” Dawn Landes’s self-described “Nashville record,” buoyant country melodies settle deep into lush instrumentation. Bandcamp New & Notable May 7, 2018
Edd Donovan's day job as a social worker brings a sense of empathy to his elegantly constructed political folk music. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 26, 2019