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Old Spanish Moss

from Raven Hotel by Matt Harlan

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The streets are alive with the sounds of the morning.
The hustling engines are off to the show.
The highways a’glitter like the skin of some dancer

With a late night addiction and a few miles to go.
I’ve heard enough of this radio station –
Ain’t sayin’ much, just talking to talk.
The curtains come up, we all take our places
And shuffle-ball-change through the tailpipe exhaust.

Hard times and trouble are weighing on you
One way or another it’s bound to cut loose
Down by the water, it’s time to get lost
And dance ‘neath the trees with that Old Spanish Moss

I wish we could laugh like the clumsy old river
That trips though the hills with his eyes on the moon.
He sings as he sways that the lord loves a giver
And we whistle along to a different tune

It’s a bow to the caller as you hold your arms wide.
And it’s a turn for the babies and a turn for the bride.
We just work to keep workin’, it’s a waltz to a waltz
But we’d rather be dancing ‘neath the Old Spanish Moss.

Now the dancer she's dreaming of a hillside confession --
The smell of salvation on the soft country wind.
Jesus says, “Baby, life’s a 3-chord progression.
We’ll pick it back up when it comes round again.”

Hard times and trouble are weighing on you
One way or another it’s bound to cut loose
Down by the water, it’s time to get lost
And dance ‘neath the trees with that Old Spanish Moss

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from Raven Hotel, released June 24, 2014

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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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