Death of the Country Singer

from Note to Self (Mini Album) by Murray Johnstone

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An old time country singing man
An old guitar he knows like the back of his hand
They said he'd gone doing what he liked
Travelling the road and 'til the day he died
You'd never heard him on the radio
And ain't that a crying shame
Cos he sang about life and he sang about about sorrow
And you could hear the heartbreak in his vocal take
Yeah you could hear it all
And he sang about love like he'd been through the ringer
You could hear his heartstring growing tired and bend
In the death of the country singer
The people came from miles around
And flowers were piling up
With messages and photographs
They sang 'You'll never walk alone again'
Well ain't that a crying shame
His funeral motorcade, a long line of cars
And that winding road was calling him home
Home up to the stars
They said you'll find him in the words he sang
Sewn in between the lines
The light from his soul blinding and strong
Like sun in your eyes
The death of the country singer

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from Note to Self (Mini Album), released May 1, 2021
Words & Music © 2021 Murray Johnstone
Vocals & instruments: Murray Johnstone
Recorded at Ol'Mutha Hubbard, Melbourne
Mastered by Paul Fox at Indie Masters, Melbourne Australia

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