We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.
/

lyrics

Walter was my grandpa’s dog & I thought he was my own.
He used to chase the herd of Barbado we kept outside my grandpa’s home.
I’d join him & we’d holler at the ghost moon ‘til it shone –
Just rolling in the dirt & running wild in San Antone.

Back then I couldn’t drive away, I’d run or dream I’d fly away.
I always seemed to find the road back home.
I thought Walter, he was leading me, those days beneath the live oak trees
But he was only chasing rabbits & I did it on my own.

Singing Li-la-li, lie-la-lie, sometimes it takes you by surprise –
The time it takes to write a simple song.
Sifting through the sands of time, like souvenirs you've left behind,
You can't always decide what you remember.

I can picture my first night in jail, bad coffee & a crowded cell.
The first time I rolled a reefer up or kissed a pretty mouth.
But sitting here with all my thoughts of all I’ve done & all I’ve lost I can’t recall the day we put ol’ Walter in the ground.

Singing Li-la-li, lie-la-lie, sometimes it takes you by surprise –
The time it takes to write a simple song.
Sifting through the sands of time, like souvenirs you've left behind,
You can't always decide what you remember.

Now my mind races like a river through the creek beds & the lime.
& I'm seeking out those memories I guess I left too far behind.
I swore I saw that ol’ gray dog just sniffing at the ground around the birch tree in my grandpa’s yard right where we laid him down.

Singing Li-la-li, lie-la-lie, sometimes it takes you by surprise –
The time it takes to write a simple song.
Sifting through the sands of time, like souvenirs you've left behind,
You can't always decide what you remember.

credits

from Tips & Compliments, released October 19, 2009

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Matt Harlan image

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

shows

contact / help

Contact Matt Harlan

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this track or account

If you like Matt Harlan, you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Fabiana Palladino stops by to talk about her mesmeric debut LP.
listen now