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I wanted to ask you
How the sea rose and fell
When the sirens awoke you
Were you under their spell?
Did they flash out a warning?
Did they sing you to sleep?
With your friends at the bottom
In the deepest of deeps

Row, row
Row til there’s nothing but
Oh, oh
Ocean behind you and
Go, go
There’s gold yet beneath the sky

Then the pictures of women
That you loved in your time
Drift by like a slow dance
In three-quarter time
Were they one in a million?
Were they one with your heart?
Did the troubles come later?
Were they there from the start?

Row, row
Row til there’s nothing but
Oh, oh
Ocean behind you and
Go, go
There’s gold yet beneath the sky
And no, no
There’s no time or reason
We roll, roll
Change with the seasons
And go, go
Grow shadows and touch the night

There’s nothing you can’t fix
With patience and twine
If the rod turns to splinters
Don’t throw out your line

No, you just row, row
Row til there’s nothing but
Oh, oh
Ocean behind you and
Go, go
There’s gold yet beneath the sky
And no, no
There’s no time or reason
We roll, roll
Change with the seasons
And go, go
Grow shadows and touch the night


I wanted to ask you
How the sea rose and fell

credits

from Lighthouse Keeper, released August 1, 2023
Acoustic and Electric Guitars, Vocal: WW
Bass, Background Vocals: Kris Nelson
Drums: Jon Greene
Hammond B3: Stefano Intelisano

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William Wallace Austin, Texas

Probably the only songwriter in Austin with a song about Helena Blavatsky AND Ida Craddock, but hey, who’s counting?

Waltzes about ghosts 'n things. Stay tuned for the new record, "Lighthouse Keeper", available Summer 2023. ... more

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