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Originally released August 11, 2001.

In the summer of 2001, an 18-year-old singer-songwriter graduated from high school and became a camp counselor. One of his co-counselors recognized his talent, and asked to record his original music. These 13 songs were, at the time, his best original work. Since this album, which was originally called "Truckstop Payphone," that young man has proceeded to found a national act called Union Pulse, released 5 albums and 2 E.P.s (plus a greatest hits / decade in review collection) and tour the entire country for years. Now with two new solo albums recorded since parting ways with Union Pulse, a weathered but bright eyed James Tristan Redding is making all of his oldest recordings available for anyone who would like to hear how he started out.

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Nothing can keep me away from you any more
So you're not the perfect person, that's for sure
The moonlight shining on your eyes turns to gold
Every time I stop to think, it gets old

So you live for life, that's why you're so free
So you laugh through death, I'm afraid of losing me
So you hate to rhyme, that's just through the day
So by night we'll live through time
And for us that's okay, we'll find a way

Raining on parades is fine for you
You don't know how you come across, what you do
Sometime I will fly you through the cloud
Even though I'm low you make me proud

So you live for life, that's why you're so free
So you laugh through death, I'm afraid of losing me
So you hate to rhyme, that's just through the day
So by night we'll live through time
And for us that's okay, we'll find a way

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from I Am You Are We Were, released August 11, 2001
Words and music copyright 2001 by James Tristan Redding. Registered with BMI. All rights reserved.

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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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