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Leap Songs, Part 3

by James Tristan Redding

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240101: Missing Her Calls 03:01
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I've been missing her calls And I know it's my fault Took the phone off the wall So it don't ring at all Yeah I've been missing her calls And I been missing her touch Gentle sweet and such Couldn't get enough Until I got too much Now I've been missing her touch Missing how she used to walk in Half singing half talking Bright as summer and as soft as the fall She could make any big problem small Where we left it I can't quite recall I've been missing her calls I been missing her laugh That smile she used to flash Nothing ever lasts When I'm living in the past Still missing her laugh Is she missing me And how it used to be Would my problems be solved If I give her a call
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240102: A Cold Cup Of Coffee And A Broken Cigarette 03:22
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New Year's wishes lipstick kisses Three by five photographs Broken dishes superstitions And ashes of the past Making circles in the dust Getting by but only just What's in the bottle Oh it's anybody's guess Leave it all for somewhere new The only pieces left of you Cold cup of coffee And a broken cigarette Silver necklace what's left of breakfast A couple bucks in cash For just a moment the window's open Dead flower on the dash
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240103: Which Side Of The Phone 03:54
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Sleeps in as late as he can Ever since all this began Folks on outside can't understand Why he sleeps in as late as he can Calls up whenever he can Talking through all his big plans Eighteen more months of free time on his hands So he calls up whenever he can The hard truth is closer than it may appear Backwards reflections in a stainless steel mirror First thing each morning how it feels in your bones Depends on which side of the phone Answer whenever I can Let him know I give a damn Course I'm real busy but I'm a free man So I answer whenever I can
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240104: Later Days, Better Ways 04:50
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Christmas in my car Sat there in the dark Praying for something better Diesel and a spark Couldn't make it start Been this way forever Always seems so hard Earned these battle scars Soul that looks like leather I showed my hand of cards Damn near fell apart Mixing pain and pleasure Later days and better ways Easy does it it's just a phase All come to pass nothing comes to stay Later days and better ways Count those shooting stars Out in my backyard A different kind of treasure Pick my cheap guitar To make this heavy heart Lighter than a feather When we knew better we could do better It just takes time and an open mind Ain't short cutting but all of a sudden Trade our mistakes for later days and better ways Smoke my last cigar Passed out at the bar Whining 'bout the weather I bet there's life on Mars But I'll never get that far Unless we go together
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240105: Long Walk Off A Short Plank 03:11
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Educated in a chain gang Sweatin' bullets 'til the phone rang Cut the mustard with a dull shank Long walk off a short plank Tiny ego on big man Little people got some big plans Treading water in the quicksand Long walk off a short plank Skinny dipping in the shark tank Drinking everything the shark drank All started when the ship sank Long walk off a short plank Paparazzi at the big bang Caught the devil with a red hand Taking pictures as world shrank Long walk off a short plank Talking smoother than ex-lax Living higher than the hog hangs Big investor in the blood bank Long walk off a short plank Milk and honey and some grape jam Watch the fire dance a strange dance An ugly story but a great prank Long walk off a short plank
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240106: I Should "No" 03:31
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What I don't "no" can hurt me And I don't "no" enough I can't afford to worry About the ones who "no" too much You know no man is an island No matter how it seems "Yes" is loud "no" is silent Maybe you know what I mean I know good fences make good neighbors And I know that talk is cheap I know I ain't no one's savior And I know that's bittersweet I know "yes" can sound like victory Like a world of possibility But "yes" can also leave you tired and broke Take my word I should "no" "No" is like a stop sign And "yes" a light that's green We all take our turn on both sides There ain't much in between I don't "no" you, you don't "no" me And most folks never will When you "no", some nights are lonely Sometimes "yes" is sadder still
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240107: Wherever Gone Is 03:40
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Where did all our good times go Are they underneath the snow Or trying to swim with the dolphins out off the coast Sinking 20,000 feet below Where have all our kisses gone Or the lips they fell upon The last time I tasted any it's been so long Have they faded with the dawn There's a difference dear between sweet and honest One feels good and one breaks its promise It's a little late now to be melodramatic or modest So I'm clearing these skeletons out of my closet Taking your photograph out of my pocket And I'm sending it all far away strapped tight to a rocket Wherever gone is Have we buried the love we made Six feet down in the cool damp shade Is there a little white cross standing where it lays While a goodbye chorus plays
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240108: Who Gets The Dog 02:46
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So it's time we're finally pulling the plug What began so sweet became bad blood Lawyer up and let's make this thing official In the end I just want the dog you can keep both our nickels Well you can have the shotgun shack we been living in And keep the ring you used to wear God knows where its been Take it all keep on playing the world's smallest violin Change the locks but I ain't forgot Who gets the dog Started out making love in the kitchen Over time settled into a rhythm And as last we both enjoyed a hallway rendezvous Every night catch each other's eye and softy say screw you Well you can have the four post bed we ain't shared in months And keep the checks the fake Rolex hell you can even have my truck Take it all see if I give one single flying 😮 Change the locks but I ain't forgot Who gets the dog
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240109: Let The Car Drive You 03:35
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So it's a Tuesday an empty suitcase A slate and silver kind of sky Can barely muster my bread and butter Feel like givin' up tryin' to try If I ain't got nothin' at all Pourin' out of the faucet And I feel like climbin' the walls It's all part of it There'll be days when you just don't have it Everything sounds a lot like static And all you can do is act as if Keep your hands on the ten and two If you can't drive let the car drive you When you ain't got nothin' Maybe that's the gift To miss the sunshine to wish that sometimes I could order up a smile Between the gospel and empty bottles Guess I'm still a child
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240110: Greatest Nation 02:37
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Some say America is the greatest nation But a man at the Rescue Mission told me it's donation He laughed a little then retreated to resignation I was left wandering around in imagination Some are born stateside some in other nations And at the border some will face recrimination In some circles they discuss extermination I gotta' tell you I think that's an abomination Some got red hats that boast of this great nation And some got blue hats to the red ones' consternation My hat is black and I guess my inclination A little more teamwork and a lot less alienation Some are all about control and domination You either think like them or face their condemnation No discussion around vaccination or impregnation I respond with a combination of fascination and profanation
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240111: Under The Wide Open Cold Desert Sky 04:34
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Out in the desert Outside Juarez Mexico There is a legend That every traveler knows A restless spirit As old as time itself The ones who hear it They slip beneath its spell Beyond the city By the light of desert stars A song so pretty Appears within your heart You start to sing it You're calling out her name The gyspy lyrics That you'll never be the same It happened to me one lonesome night I fell in love with a ghost Under the wide open cold desert sky Upon a dream long ago The ones she's taken To keep her company We won't awaken We'll spend eternity Out with the cactus On nights that never end The kind of madness That becomes your only friend
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240112: Which Finger 03:44
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Kinda' strange the things I miss It's not your laugh it's not your kiss And it's not the life we shared I miss the way you cussed me honey When you didn't even mean to be funny The four letter ways you cared Every day comin' home to you Bought home the bacon and some lovin' too You'd say baby not tonight Cleaned the house up all by yourself Said I never lift a finger to help Which finger would you like I see you around this one horse town Our bittersweet memories they all linger No I don't hold a grudge I don't care that much When I wave goodbye I'll let you guess which finger Two years in I bought you ring Cost me damn near everything Maybe almost half a carat I saw you last week takin' a walk And we both waved but I think you forgot Which finger used to wear it
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240113: The Man Who Used To Live On The Moon 03:57
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I’m the man who used to live on the moon Shining all night sleeping in past noon Are there lonelier I don’t know who Than the man who used to live on the moon Used to count the stars in the sky While the moon caught the tear in my eye All lit up while life passed me by Night by night the stars in the sky What makes a man Believe he can Find solace on the moon My best laid plans They said take a chance On getting over you Back on earth at the end of a day In the moon I still see a face Someone new they have taken my place Fell for you like the night for the day
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240114: On This Side Of The Street 02:54
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On this side of the street The flowers they're in bloom On this side of the street It's a perfect afternoon Clouds might crowd the sunshine out A hundred feet from me We're all smiles for miles and miles On this side of the street On this side of the street Sisters and my brothers On this side of the street All trust one another We might see things differently Sometimes we disagree But we all deserve our voices heard On this side of the street I don't care what clothes you wear Or the color of your skin I can't judge the ones you love Or the places that you been Whatever you do that makes you you That's alright with me I'm just livin' to be forgiven On this side of the street On this side of the street I made my bed today On this side of the street I hit my knees to pray God don't borrow from tomorrow To give me what I need But today my prayers got room to spare On this side of the street
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240115: (What Else Is) Covered By The Snow 03:06
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Unless I'm crazy right there stood a house Until Old Man Winter claimed this frozen ground I used to live there many years ago I wonder what else is covered by the snow Before this morning your car was in the drive But now there's only a lonely shade of white I'd go out looking but it's twenty five below I wonder what else is covered by the snow My memories your reverie I wonder did it go Where nobody will ever see But the Eskimos Perhaps you always had one foot out the door Pointing to something that you were looking for I hope you found it before the nights got cold I wonder what else is covered by the snow
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240116: Who Needs Google 03:07
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My worst nightmare just came true Let me share this tale with you I was looking up something When my computer up and quit And that was when my dear old dad Said he'd handle it Who needs Google My pops knows everything From where to get the cheapest gas To which football team will win Alexa's fired Siri's hanging on by a string Who needs Google My dad knows everything Oh the stories I could tell From a technological hell Hanging with the family And my phone was acting up I wanted Wikipedia But you wouldn't believe my luck Who needs Google My wife knows everything From loading up the dishwasher To buying printer ink Who needs Google My kid knows everything From plugging in the router To clicking on Facebook links
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240117: Ain't The Fall 03:44
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Climin' everybody climbin' Risin' while the water's risin' Left right left and don't look down Big old head up in the clouds Reachin' everybody reachin' Leavin' behind the demons Get so high you can touch the angels Watch out that drop is painful It's long and lonely ladder Reaching for the top But it ain't the fall that gets you It's the sudden stop Smilin' everybody smilin' A silent secret kind of violence I'll stab your back you stab mine Because it's all about the climb Forgotten everyone forgotten It's rotten down at the bottom Thick as thieves hearts on sleeves Need a reason to believe
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240118: Put Down The Stone 03:21
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I keep forgetting this house is made of glass And I keep on digging bones up from up the past Keep on reaching for something that ain't there Throwing stones when I oughta' be saying prayers Now I love my neighbor when my neighbor treats me good Thank my savior when it all looks how I think it should Keep these rocks in my pocket just in case God doesn't show and I need to do his job today Hard as I'm trying not to sin Seems to haunt the skin I'm in For all my wishing to do this on my own Need to pick up the good book and put down the stone My own reflection it follows me around Paints my memory like tears upon a clown And if only you all were perfect to the core Well then I wouldn't need these pebbles any more
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240119: I Won't Say A Thing 03:41
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If I pass you on the street And you ask me how I've been We'll make small talk But of those things that time forgot I won't say a thing Goes around comes around A big city's just like a small town Sure our paths will cross again There's nothing wrong with kind remarks But when it comes to broken hearts I won't say a thing No more loose lips no more one last kiss No more changing with the wind Victories and mistakes Written all over my face But I won't say a thing Should you knock upon my door And say those words I can't ignore I wouldn't know where to begin Well it's sweet you missed me But if you bring up ancient history I won't say a thing No more late nights no more I just mights And no more hanging by a string Maybe I miss those days But if you ask me straight I won't say a thing Take it on the chin When I hear those church bells ring I won't say a thing
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240120: Magic Marker 03:09
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I got this trick any time of day Any time I need to feel okay In my pocket there’s a way That I can make this whole world change How does it work what do I do Wanna’ try it out whaddyou’ got to lose So get out your magic marker And write the words you need to hear Don’t make it any harder Just write it big write it clear Turn to your sister And turn to your brother Read out loud the words you wrote We can help each other Well the trick with a magic marker The magic’s in the words we use Some light me up some make it darker But I always get to choose Could it be so simple after all So much power in something so small
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240121: Batmobile 02:58
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I know meeting new people is tough When you’ve all but given up on love But if you’re hoping that I’m Clark Kent Honey you’ll have to think again What'll it take to impress you Never mind get you home or undress you If you’re waiting for Peter Parker Better let you know just for starters That I can’t fly if I jump off the roof And I don’t change clothes in a telephone booth Don’t got no mask no spandex cape I’m just asking for a second date No I’m not the man of steel And I don’t drive a batmobile Can’t climb no empire state I’m just asking for a second date All that first date stuff went pretty well If you were nervous then I couldn’t tell Just concerned about your expectations Wanna’ be upfront about my limitations No spider senses no x-ray eyes And they don’t flash my name in the sky Only human I bend and I break I’m just asking for a second date Well I’m not the man of steel No I don’t drive no batmobile Didn’t come here from outer space I’m just asking for a second date Anyway Superman never got laid I’m just asking for a second date
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240122: Could Have Fooled Me 04:17
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You got me good I believed you I was never gonna' leave you Played the part as perfect as could be Could have fooled me Those late night promises sounded good Like you're the only one who understood I thought your heart was right there on your sleeve Could have fooled me You could have moved me like a puppet You could have spun me on a string You could have worked me like puzzle I'd have done anything Then by the last scene of the movie No train was on the tracks And even still you could have fooled me I wish you had All your words fit like a glove Until you left me in the dust With one last kiss as though you still believed Could have fooled me
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240123: Call It 03:36
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Wrote it down stuck it in my pocket Folded up hiding in my wallet Does no good not unless I call it Is it love this feeling in my stomach Something warm that works against all logic And I want more no matter what you call it Call it luck call it fate It still happened either way Any way you call it they're only shades of gray Thinkin' 'bout callin' it a day Thinking back about a year come August When the days and nights were at their hottest Hardest thing was always getting honest Won a few and had to cut our losses Even now what's left is just symbolic Might be time for you and I to call it
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240124: Same Old Self 03:12
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Five o'clock this morning thought I heard a voice Pretty hard to listen over all the noise Still it seemed familiar and ever since I was a boy Here and there I've wondered could I hear a voice Once I got real quiet the voice said gimme' love Nothing seems to fill me up the way that feeling does I asked if it was speaking from below or up above The voice said does it matter wherever love is love How quiet can I be is it her is it me How patient can I be I guess we'll wait and see Soon I started wondering this little voice I heard What if I'm receiving some kind of holy words What if I'm supposed to save the world or even worse What if God can't reach me and the words are mine not hers I should thank my sponsor that I can count to twelve And I should thank my maker today I have my health Every day I'm listening but I still can't really tell Whether it's her voice I hear or just my same old self
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240125: All On Your Own 04:36
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I can help get you over your girlfriend I can help to look for somebody new I can help think of somewhere nice to take her But from there you're all on your own I can help write a take me back letter I can help picking flowers to send I can help get you one more second chance After that you're all on your own Now a friend in need is a friend indeed If you call I'll always pick up the phone But as far as making you look like an asshole Well you do that part all on your own We can try to pull a play for forgiveness We can try to pin it all on the rain We can try to paint you up like the victim But if you do it again you're all on your own Next time leave her sister alone Next time do the right thing just stay at home Next time plead the fifth instead of drinkin' it You did that part all on your own
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240126: More Time 04:11
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Well the church bells are ringing Choir started singing There's one less soul here on earth And the meter is runnin' Never know when it's comin' Better take today for all that it's worth There's always more time if we take it More love to be made if we make it There's more good times than bad And more dreams to be had If we dream Lord I can dream Every moment is ours if we choose it Now or never use it or we lose it Until the end of the line When we're deaf dumb and blind All it seems like we have on our mind is More time I keep trying to get wealthy Never yet has it helped me Be where my feet are right here and now Leave the past ditch the future And swap the heartbreak for humor Tell a joke light a smoke try n' make it count
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240127: Angels Without Wings 03:51
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Ordinary people do extraordinary things Like angels without wings Who heard some kind of call Like putting down the needle whiskey or the gin Forgive each other's sins And picking up the ones that fall That's not ordinary after all I was born a sinner And not that much has changed Since my mama gave this life to me But I have been delivered From darkness into grace In ordinary people I believe My mistakes are abundant And I've sure made some big ones Like a bull in china shop lookin' for a fight But my maker saw me comin' He got out the big guns Took ordinary people to help me see the light Maybe you can feel it The gift that we've been given Freedom from the grips of all things evil Can't borrow beg or steal it Our ticket into heaven Right here on earth with ordinary people
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240128: Dreaming Goodbye 04:45
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I did the best that I could Didn't do me much good I tried to reach you Just couldn't seem to get it right I watched you walking away After I begged you to stay I saw it coming But we were running out of time When the hands that you hold Disappear into the steam Take a chance lose control And surrender to your dreams I won't forget you I'll always let you Be my moon be my sun Be the stars up in the sky And I'm never no not ever Dreaming goodbye You turned my world upside down Both feet off the ground The lines are blurring What on earth do I do now And the lights keep flashing I lost my balance Heartbeat rapid It all just happened
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240129: My Old Life 03:37
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Wedding rings tire swings Catch a glimpse of what might have been Takes what it takes to walk away Some mistakes we'll never make again Don't take me back to my old life Or doubt the reasons I left Slowly changing my whole life At least I'm doing by best Every day it's a slow climb One more step among the stairs Don't take me back to my old life There's nothing for me there Maybe love isn't always enough Take off the gloves if we got the guts Half our lives are what we leave behind No such thing as black and white
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240130: How Do You Sleep At Night 03:10
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You deserve each other that's the truth He's a dirty lover and so are you First impressions really left me guessin' But now the only question When you take off your boots How do you sleep at night With a snake wrapped around your heart How do you wake up do your make up When the sky must look so dark I'm layin' down alone And I'm out like a light How do you sleep at night Well you made your bed didn't you dear And the words you said were crystal clear Your steps are stumbling walls are crumbling Now I'm standing here wondering As the daylight disappears
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240131: Crystal Balls 03:25
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Now ever since I can remember They call me Crystal Balls I know the past I know the future Yes I can see it all Many women have tried to love me And it really ain't their fault Hard to love even harder to leave The dubious Crystal Balls Mary Ellen was sweet as punch And she believed me when I said I predict after 2 or 3 drinks She would wind up in my bed That was fun but son of a gun She kinda' seemed upset When I foretold in a week or so I'd be dating her sister instead I recall from big to small No tale is too tall for Crystal Balls From the China Wall to Montreal I've seen it all Crystal Balls Susie Q she was singing the blues When I began to prognosticate Friday night and Saturday morning I saw first and second dates And she was diggin' my predictions Until I started to explain That she's my number 3 priority After hookers and cocaine

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released February 1, 2023

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James Tristan Redding Nashville, Tennessee

British-American songwriter, singer, audiobook narrator, studio player, Godin Guitars official artist.

Founded global collective www.SongAWeek.org, performance art experience The Under Over: tinyurl.com/uoxuo (song circle underneath a highway) and writing retreat www.TheNashville24.com (annual challenge: write 24 songs in 24 hours).

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