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Summer Sun
04:07
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Running down this highway
At the break of day
50 miles lay in the mirror
Now we’re on our way
The lines along the roadside
Pace us as we go
Memories of yesterday
Flow from the radio
Summer sun
Flowing over me
Rising o’er
The tops of the trees
Hold me close
Show me how to fly
Summer sun
Bring a tear to my eye
Pulling into Grayling
By the afternoon
Take a break at the five and dime
We’ll be at the campground soon
Our summer trip to Hartwick
Among the tall white pine
Breathing in the warm fresh air
We begin our summertime
Summer sun
Flowing over me
Rising o’er
The tops of the trees
Hold me close
Show me how to fly
Summer sun
Bring a tear to my eye
Whisper in the shadows
Under towering trees
As we hike along the path
Forging memory
Later at the campsite
Laughing ‘round the fire
Talk about the fun that day
Is all our hearts desire
Summer sun
Flowing over me
Rising o’er
The tops of the trees
Hold me close
Show me how to fly
Summer sun
Bring a tear to my eye
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Down to the Rolling Sea
02:57
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The rising sun on an open sea
A boy and a girl in company
The boy says “girl, won’t you take my hand
And dance on the golden sand”
The boy and the girl they begin to dance
The first step to take in a grand romance
The boy and the girl in company
Down by the shining sea
Hey now come along
Join your voice to the swelling song
Hey now come with me
Down to the rolling sea
The sea shore there in the salty air
The first step to take in a grand affair
The boy spins the girl like a spinning top
In a dance that will never stop
Hey now come along
Join your voice to the swelling song
Hey now come with me
Down to the rolling sea
The boy and the girl they are dancing still
Down by the shore where their footsteps fill
Up with the water from the shining sea
Let’s join them you and me
Hey now come along
Join your voice to the swelling song
Hey now come with me
Down to the rolling sea
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In My Soul
04:42
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The summer sun
Rises warm and silent
Summer flowers
Blooming white and violet
Now
Trees they sway
Along the lake shore
Summer peace is all we wait for
Now
Though memories fade
Into the sunshine
Upon a breath
They live in my mind
And from my past
The vision stands so clear
Upon a time
In my childhood
These broken walls
Among the deep wood
Spoke
To my soul
Their stories fade
But not forgotten
Of lives that lived
And loves besotten
Here
In my soul
I stand here now
Among the shadows
Breathing life
Into the hollows
Now
I search my heart
For a reason
For my life
In this lonely season
Now
Though memories fade
Into the sunshine
Upon a breath
They live in my mind
And from my past
The vision stands so clear
Upon a time
In my childhood
These broken walls
Among the deep wood
Spoke
To my soul
Their stories fade
But not forgotten
Of lives that lived
And loves besotten
Here
In my soul
Though memories fade
Into the sunshine
Upon a breath
They live in my mind
And from my past
The vision stands so clear
Upon a time
In my childhood
These broken walls
Among the deep wood
Spoke
To my soul
Their stories fade
But not forgotten
Of lives that lived
And loves besotten
Here
In my soul
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4. |
Breathing Joy and Love
03:03
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As I walk along this path
My life laying out before
Traveling on to who knows where
Not knowing what’s in store
Green grass underneath my feet
Blue sky up above
Memories wrapped around my soul
Breathing joy and love
Travel just a ways with me
Bring some warmth into my heart
Share a little of your life with me
Till it’s time to part
Green grass underneath my feet
Blue sky up above
Memories wrapped around my soul
Breathing joy and love
We’re here upon this earth
Just for a little while
Make the most of what’s been given you
Leave behind only smiles
Green grass underneath my feet
Blue sky up above
Memories wrapped around my soul
Breathing joy and love
Green grass underneath my feet
Blue sky up above
Memories wrapped around my soul
Breathing joy and love
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5. |
Summertime
04:21
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Lazy days
In the sunshine
Letting the hours slide by
Summer’s here
Like an old friend
Welcome it with a smile
Lemonade
Poured from the picture
Ice cream churn
Oh how I missed ya
Picnic lunch
Down by the mill pond
Skipping stones
Until the day’s gone
Running fast
Under the pine trees
Flying kites
Catching the warm breeze
Sailing high
Up on the tire swing
Laughing till it hurts
Hazy days
As the sun glows
Down on the world below
Time slows down
Daylight lengthens
As we’re running to and fro
Lemonade
Poured from the picture
Ice cream churn
Oh how I missed ya
Picnic lunch
Down by the mill pond
Skipping stones
Until the day’s gone
Running fast
Under the pine trees
Flying kites
Catching the warm breeze
Sailing high
Up on the tire swing
Laughing till it hurts
When it’s gone
Summer’s over
Fading into the Fall
Time to think
And remember
Happy we do recall
Lemonade
Poured from the picture
Ice cream churn
Oh how I missed ya
Picnic lunch
Down by the mill pond
Skipping stones
Until the day’s gone
Running fast
Under the pine trees
Flying kites
Catching the warm breeze
Sailing high
Up on the tire swing
Laughing till it hurts
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6. |
This Old Town
04:37
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Memories of this old town
Wrapped in rust
And buried in the ground
The future’s gone
Fading into past
What once was
Didn’t have the strength to last
The coal black train
Heading down the track
Once it’s gone
It ain’t coming back
Progress breaks
Against the cliffs of time
Fools they search
For things to hold
Live for now
Their mantra holds
Like drinking dust
They’re never satisfied
This town once was
The place to be
So many lives
Are written in these streets
But when fortunes fade
And the rest desert
The façade it crumbles
Bleeding pain and hurt
The coal black train
Heading down the track
Once it’s gone
It ain’t coming back
Progress breaks
Against the cliffs of time
Fools they search
For things to hold
Live for now
Their mantra holds
Like drinking dust
They’re never satisfied
This old town isn’t gone for good
If people lived their lives like they knew they should
Always live for love never live for hate
Put aside the greed it’s not too late
This old town it can return
With a will to live and a will to learn
Address the want and fulfill the need
In this old town it can succeed
For those still here
Now left behind
Out of place
And often out of mind
The world moves on
Without looking back
Pick up the pieces
Of the ruin and wrack
The coal black train
Heading down the track
Once it’s gone
It ain’t coming back
Progress breaks
Against the cliffs of time
Fools they search
For things to hold
Live for now
Their mantra holds
Like drinking dust
They’re never satisfied
Memories of this old town
Wrapped in rust
And buried in the ground
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7. |
You're Gone
03:27
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Silent here as my old guitar
The music it no longer comes
The well run dry as are my eyes
Forever shaded from the sun
As life slips by just outside the door
I don’t see it for I’m looking down
I sit and wait here inside myself
I’m lost but never really found
Tomorrow fades into the past
Before I get a chance to breath
What is this life this tattered shell
Empty as a broken sieve
I reach for you and your fading smile
Forever now just out of sight
This hollow house our lives once filled
The shadows stole away the light
My life I find a bitter pill
I no longer have a reason why
You’re gone
Tomorrow fades into the past
Before I get a chance to breath
What is this life this tattered shell
Empty as a broken sieve
I reach for you and your fading smile
Forever now just out of sight
This hollow house our lives once filled
The shadows stole away the light
My life I find a bitter pill
I no longer have a reason why
You’re gone
Sitting here with my old guitar
Waiting for the words to come
Searching through my memories
Looking for the perfect one
My shattered heart upon the floor
Scattered where I let it lay
To find somehow once more to feel
A momentary yesterday
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Jim France South Haven, Michigan
Drawing from a varied pallet of musical influences, Jim attempts to create songs that sound uniquely familiar.
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