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The Water's Wide

from The Old Brag Of My Heart by Maddie Storvold

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lyrics

You were king before the people all discovered
You took the high road with your child bride
Now every step is weighty as you wonder
How you're alone, even when she's by your side
But you love her early in the morning
The way she looks before she opens up her eyes
And in those moments you aren't thinkin' of your daughters
Or all the things you left behind across the water wide.

He was born early morning on a Sunday
So fair of heart so full of grace
So when the cancer took his little body
It left a different baby in it's wake
Now 20 years along he's bagging groceries
And his Dad has learned to look on him with pride
No, this day-to-day is never what he wanted
But his boy is still his baby, and the water's wide

The water's wide
The river's deep
The hills are tall
The mountains steep
Which way you turn
You're sure to find
That the water's wide

My love, he makes negotiations
With his portrait hangin' on the wall
And with the mirror and every little puddle
He's not got any kind of confidence at all
But I follow his muttering and his cursing
Oh I'd follow him down into the tide
I'd follow him wherever he would lead me
Into the rivers deep and the waters wide

The water's wide
The river's deep
The hills are tall
The mountains steep
So have a drink
And so will I
Cause the water's wide

I've got two feet they're planted on the platform
I've got two fingers pulsing at my neck
And there are two paths lying down before me
I haven't figured out which one to take just yet
There was a home it smelled like something burning
There was a boy with an apple in his eye
But there's a voice and it's been calling me for years now
It's singin', "Come on claim your country on the water wide"

The water's wide
The river's deep
The hills are tall
The mountains steep
So have a drink
Or maybe five
Cause the water's wide

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from The Old Brag Of My Heart, released June 2, 2017

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Maddie Storvold Edmonton, Alberta

Raised in Dubai, Storvold spent her youth travelling and playing music all over the world. A background as a spoken word poet and a degree in Literature and Philosophy allow for striking nuance and depth in her lyrics. With poignant lyricism, emotive finger-picking, and a honeyed, impassioned voice, her music seeks to tell us a story, to move us, and to touch a fragile part of the human spirit. ... more

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