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Nose Floss

by Ray Woodruff

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Though your eyes be hesitant If your words be true When spring comes in lilac scents I will marry you If I can claim any fate And if my aim is true I will walk through any gate And I will carry you. Summer songs and evening late With this we can begin Every chance you understate Is guarded but sanguine. Through all your nights and all your days Though your life be long If your hands should tip the weight I will be your own. If all your words seem coarsely clad And every bridge seems burned To every chance you ever had And everything you learned Every river you may cross Tho the water’s wide At every bridge you weigh the cost Against the other side Well I might take your mind off The stones that you would throw And if you hands should tip the weight I will be your own.
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Salt Skies 02:42
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Quartz on the road Bullets in the store Blood stripes the fields I hear the corn, the iron roar My whisper - whispers in the barley My scream - screams in the shakes For water - Water on parched lips And the hills rise as we take Quartz on the road I’ll reach the quartz on the road to Richmond Our Burnside – Burnside’s hoarse commands To Report – guns report and reply My Cry - Cries on hoarse throats And he calls for young life to die Quartz on the road I’ll reach the quartz on the road to Richmond
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I’ve been waiting for, I’ve been waiting for The time you’ll wait for me I’ve been waiting for, I’ve been waiting for The time you’ll wait for me. And I’ve got time I’ve got time. I’ve been wishing for, I’ve been wishing for The time you’ll wish on me. I’ve been wishing for, I’ve been wishing for The time you’ll wish on me. And I’ve got time I’ve got time. I’ve been longing for, I’ve been longing for The time you’ll long for me. I’ve been longing for, I’ve been longing for The time you’ll long for me. And I’ve got time I’ve got time.
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Scanning the wave cuts To gale swallowed light Reflecting off snow blinding winds. Straining as boats crawl Out from the night Struggling its catch and its men. And winter has come with the changing light And winter has come with the wind Winter has come with the changing light And the night grows long Children in felt boots Race, overtake Clutching for flakes by the shore. Counting the land falls Scared glance in each face Then scanning the sea for one more. And winter has come with the changing light And winter has come with the wind Winter has come with the changing light And the night grows long If you should come back In spray and in fight Chilled to the bone with the wind. I swear I will warm you Till we’ll be alright But please don’t let this be the end.
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I will walk the arbor, underneath the vines Trim the thorns from roses, with your hand in mine I will dress in muslin, I will shed the fine I will wear your laurel, champion the benign I’ll walk behind you till summertime comes I’ll walk behind you till summertime I’ll walk behind you till summertime I will tear down concrete, bleach the wood with lime I will rust the iron, watch copper oxidize I’ll walk behind you till summertime comes I’ll walk behind you till summertime I’ll walk behind you till summertime I will drink the oceans, I will shift the tides I will sail to midnight, where brine meets the sky I’ll walk behind you till summertime comes I’ll walk behind you till summertime I’ll walk behind you till summertime I will wear your garments, I will dress so fine Silk and lace and satin, fitted and designed I will walk the arbor with your hand in mine I will wait for roses and I’ll not count the time
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So what becomes of rainy days, Kitchen smells and striped duvets? And I can almost touch your face Feel your breath and draw your lips and taste. If night becomes you, Why’s this one so cold? Between the Beltanes Between our new and old. So what becomes of our footsteps When the dusty floors are swept And I can always find regrets Kiss your cheek and know that you have wept As nights grow shorter As spring becomes more bold Between the Beltanes As both of us grow old…
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I’ve been riding on this rail line for to long I’ve been riding much to long I’ve got to jump like that when a station comes I’ve got to jump like that when anything comes I cant help but feel that I’ve been this way before And I can’t help ask for more I’ve got to jump like that when a station comes I’ve got to jump like that when anything comes Up a hill out of the valley with my song Down a hill and through the valley with my song Up a hill out of the valley with my song Tired of moving on I’ve been riding through this wilderness to long Down in the billabong I’ve got to jump like that when a station comes I’ve got to jump like that when anything comes
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In The Birch 04:34
Carved names, birch bark Days and years Like rabbits fly past Water falls, buttercups On rock juts Smudge yellow damp I’ll carve your name in the Birch Skin on the cool rock Dirt on backs Knees in the sand Each kiss distinct Each bookends Your wet hands. I’ll carve your name in the Birch.
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Every morning I wake up Every morning I wake up Just to watch your fill your cup Watch the morning light fill your cup Every morning I wake up Every morning I wake up To watch you turn and toss As I dress you toss and sleep Every evening I watch you fade Every evening I watch you fade As you watch the skyline promenade From our window as you turn and look away from me Every evening I watch you fall Every evening I watch your clothes fall Take my hand you won’t have to crawl You might take a step, you might walk tall, Away from me.
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Let him down now, let him down now Past the green fields, past the stone I will see him by a box car Telling Stories about each town Let him down now, let him down now Past the green fields, past the stone Next I’ll see him on a porch side Where the honeysuckle grows Let him down now, let him down now Past the green fields, past the stone I will see him, I will see him In his blue jeans chasing crows Let him down now, let him down now Past the green fields, past the stone I will see him, I will see him Waiting for me down some road. Let him down now, let him down now Past the green fields, past the stone
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released June 1, 2007

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Ray Woodruff Richmond, Virginia

Songwriter. Guitarist. Instrumentalist. Visuals. Lost writer.

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