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Never Been to Memphis

from Cucurbita by Hannalee

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lyrics

I've never been to Memphis and I don't wanna go
there's a train that leaves tomorrow but I'll be staying home
I like it here just fine

when the people came on Sunday they all got up and sang
they were asking for forgiveness but I just wanted rain
to wash me clean again

there's a feeling I was feeling when
we stood out on the banks
we were looking out at the frozen stars
and wondering who to thank

I had a friend named Jackie Robbins
went to a bar and picked a fight
with an old man who was laughing as he was punching out Jack's lights
he said he had it coming

but if you ever saw the fog come in on the San Francisco bay
you watched it coming in and then you watched it roll away
it's hard to say what's coming

there's a feeling we were feeling when
the old folks sat down and drank
they were talking all about the days they'd seen
and wondering who to thank

oh my, it's a long time
to find your way back home
but oh, take it slowly, slowly

I went downtown and saw the buildings reaching up to touch the sky
I got that funny feeling I was never gonna die
it's strange to feel that way

but if you read it in the bible that your ship was coming in
if you went out to the harbor, now if you're waiting there again
and time keeps rolling on

there's a feeling you were feeling when
we stood out on the banks
we were looking out at the frozen stars
and wondering who to thank

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from Cucurbita, track released October 9, 2012

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Hannalee Seattle, Washington

Blending the sounds of traditional folk music with elements of dark, neverland whimsy, Hannalee creates a unique music strange and familiar at once. Fidelia Rowe, Michael Harley & Anna-Lisa Notter sing in warm three-part harmony that wraps the ear like its favorite childhood blanket and sends it off to bed to dream enchanted dreams. ... more

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