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I will bow and be simple
And try as I can
To suffer the children
And walk like a man.
Through high times and low, lord,
With luck wearing thin
I will bow and be simple
The best that I can.

I walk humble and patient
Along down the road
And I search for the truth
In the stories I’m told
I try, but I find
I still don’t understand
So I’ll bow and be simple
‘Til I take it all in.

I will hope the notes linger
When I’m dead and gone
And tell those behind
To keep traveling on.
I might be adrift
Like a leaf on the wind
If it’s dirt or redemption
I’ll be born again.

But I will come to you later
And tell you in song
If it’s angels or acrobats
That carry us home.
And I’ll whisper my words
In the wind as it blows.
I will bow and be simple
‘Cause it’s all that I know.

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from Bow and Be Simple, released March 20, 2012

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Matt Harlan Houston, Texas

Matt Harlan is a troubadour of the first degree, bringing songs of bus-stops, coffee-shops and lives overlooked to stages across his home-state of Texas, the USA and Europe. His expressive vocals recall Chris Smither and Chris Knight, shading his poignant songs with soaring heart and aching grit. ... more

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