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Tall Grass

from The Bell by Tony Furtado

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Some of my earliest memories are of walking with my father and brother, and our dog Schroeder, chasing around in the grassy golden hills surrounding Pleasanton CA. The places we would walk are mostly vanished into "planned progress", but the memories are etched indelibly into that "safe place" in my head where I can retreat to when I want to remember my pop as a happy young man.

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Tall Grass

Tall grass whispers in the hills when the wind blows
You stand dreaming, deep in the willows
Two boys tumbling chasing your shadow
I see you smiling, you're lost in the echoes

Follow me through tall grass
We could walk for hours
Hide me on this hillside
Maybe we won't make our way back home
The tall grass calls and I am here alone

The hills have vanished the blackbird is silent
I see you stumbling, you're off in the distance
Two boys whisper "father is dying"
The tall grass whithers, and the willows are crying

Follow me through tall grass
We could walk for hours
Hide me on this hillside
Maybe we won't make our way back home
The tall grass calls and I am here alone

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from The Bell, released June 15, 2015
Tony Furtado: banjo, cello-banjo, baritone uke, slide guitar, vocals
Sam Howard: bass
Russ Kleiner: drums
Rob Burger: piano, accordian
Paul Brainard: pedal steel
Background Vocals: Rob Stroup, Tony Furtado

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