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Scrapyard Lullaby

from ODE TO LUTHIER by Jeremiah Johnson

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cover of Chris Whitley song from Dirt Floor.

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Scrapyard Lullaby - Chris Whitley.
Wake up running on the sacred ground. Searching the scrapyard for my dirty crown
I've been walking a very long time. Baby child up on her mama's knee
Thirty-five angels looking back at me. They be watching with eyes so wide
In a sea of steel I seen a golden glow. Screaming the message anyone could know
Like a walking translation down a street of lies. Singing these scrapyard lullaby
I'm gonna' take my time for her riches Waiting for the diamonds to ripen in the ditches of love around here. Things are never as they appear. I Got a natural pearl in my calloused hand
waiting for the girl who could really understand what it takes to see The gold from the alchemy
From a rusted hood I see the stars fall about. Screaming a message anyone could find out
Like a walking translation down a street of lies. Singing these scrapyard lullaby. Hush now baby dream sweet things. Mamas gonna bring your anvil some wings
She will let it go, you won't even know. Cause the chrome do rust and the dust do shine
Broken could be golden in it's very own time. But you can be sure, you won't even know what for. Now I'm down in the junk on a darkened day. Searching the prizes others throw away. Like a walking translation down a street of lies. Singing this scrapyard lullaby
Wake up running on the sacred ground. Searching the scrapyard for my dirty crown. I been walking, a very long time.

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from ODE TO LUTHIER, released March 1, 2021

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"exemplary guitar work on fingerpick, strum and slide. Coupled with mellifluous singing."
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