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231113: Shine On Through

from Leap Songs, Part 1 by James Tristan Redding

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How will I remember
New Years through November
To the light shine down on me and you
Sisters and my brothers
We'll help one another
Speak it clear and bright
We can start tonight
Let a little light shine on through

When the morning is freezing
And midnight is too
Sleep won't come 'til someone
Drops the other shoe
When your straightjacket ain't straight
And all the saints are crooked too
Don't forget you gotta' let
The light shine on through

When the good cop and the bad cop
Choke out the truth
And you gave up the ghost
But it won't give up you
When the liquor store's empty
And the pistol is too
Please open wide
While the light shines on through

When it seems like you're sinking
In an blanket of blue
And the band keeps on playin'
Like they ain't got a clue
Though your heart has been broken
And your ego is bruised
Remember each November
Let the shine on through

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from Leap Songs, Part 1, released December 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).

Cuts by Sarah Harralson, Eli Alger, Emma Gale, David Easterling
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