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That's How It Goes (Updated)


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That's How It Goes (Blackcurrant Tea)
(c) 2023 Barry Seymour


I forget where I put the matchbook where I first wrote your name
That was the day long ago when the spark turned to flame
I vaguely remember when we tore the world in two
(But now it) all runs together, all I remember is you

(Don’t) know how I got here, I don’t know the name of this road
My heart is an ember, my head is primed to explode
The cool morning fog is so sweet in the street by my house
But the blur in my eyes and my brain gives me worry and doubt

Blackcurrant tea, a sugar or three, berries and grains for a start
Tending the garden, walking the dog, quiet in my heart
Fingers on strings, tingling things, the poetry comes and it goes
Stars overhead, an unmade bed, that’s how it goes

Breakers crash on the shore, it’s too rough to swim
Currents under the water, they’ll suck you in
This town is a ghost on a Tuesday, no one’s awake
I’m starting to think that this might be a mistake

That's how it goes, ups and downs, highs and lows
No one knows, where it comes from or where it goes

Near the end of a road, so long that I forget where it starts
(At this) point in my life, it’s just songs for a trembling heart
One foot in front of the other, day after day
Don’t know where I am, where I’m going, or where I will stay

Blackcurrant tea, a sugar or three, berries and grains for a start
Writing a song, I’ll sing before long, I play my part
Fingers on strings, silvery rings, enlightenment comes and it goes
A voice in my head, the last thing she said, that’s how it goes


 

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  • Barry Seymour changed the title to That's How It Goes (Updated)
On 8/17/2023 at 5:43 PM, Kevin Walsh said:

Man, this is a very nice recording! Great vintage vibe here, love the smooth tune, really nice performances too.

Yes, "vintage music,"  or, as I call it, "music." Haha.

Thanks for the kind words.

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