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Balance The Waltz

from Lineage by Farewell Friend

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Song by Tom Troyer
(ASCAP)

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He borrowed his father’s old suit for the wedding
Slipped on those shoes and he walked down the isle
He washed off her feet with tears so easily shed
And he slept with the thanks of a boy turning into man
And the circle of time was a dance as he held her hand.
She raised up her son to send him away
Made him a man who could stand in the sway
Of the world
But not trip in its ways.
And it broke her whole heart when he took that first step
And she died when he ran but he didn’t look back
Cause you know that old man Moses is dead
Let the desert take his home and dust fill his bed
My new name here is Joshua instead
My cane is not a crutch but a scepter for a kings homestead
We take off our shoes at the end of the day
We wipe off the mud and the soil
We give up our youth in the east and we walk to the west
We baptize the earth with fresh toil
Wipe off our brow for the work of idolatry’s foil.
Cause you know that old man Moses is dead
Let the desert take his home and dust fill his bed
My new name here is Joshua instead
My cane is not a crutch but a scepter for a kings homestead
And the clock it smiles for man its humble guest
and God’s only law is to give up our best
Let the seeds of life grow up wherever they fall
so that seeds and soot can stand again as man.
Cause you know that old man Moses is dead
Let the desert take his home and dust fill his bed
My new name here is Joshua instead
My cane is not a crutch but a scepter for a kings homestead

credits

from Lineage, released June 11, 2018
Acoustic and vocals Tom Troyer. Virginia Wimmer violin. Michael Khuen Piano. Tom Troyer synthesizer. Engineered Tom Troyer. Mixed by David Wimbish. Mastered by Tom Troyer at Black Rabbit Audio.

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Farewell Friend North Carolina

Farewell Friend is a North Carolina based folk rock band. Farewell Friend’s music is first and foremost an exploration of poetry and narrative

Tom - singer, songwriter, guitar
Evan - upright bass, moog, rickenbacker
Caleb - violin and telecaster
Zac - drums
Featuring Kevan Chandler on harmonica and Galen Clark on mandolin.

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