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How Short the Song

from Give It Time by Erik Yates

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Written walking around Oakland's Lake Merritt, with the help of those I'll never see again.

lyrics

How sweet the day, how short the song
You turn to listen, then it’s gone
You want to hear it all day long
Oh, but how short the song

You wonder if your heart’s ever gonna learn
You mutter somethin’ ‘bout the wheel and another turn
And platitudes don’t stop the burning
But they help a little bit

Help is what you needed, and help is what you got
Hell is the distance between what’s here and what’s not
Another night, another dawn
How short the song


You curse and scream and shout up at the sky
You know too well the reasons why
But that don’t stop makin’ goodbye
A four-letter word

Movin’ on’s like pullin’ teeth
The future’s dark, the past is sweet
You try to stand, but the ground beneath your feet
Just feels all wrong

Help is what you needed, and help is what you got
Hell is the distance between what’s here and what’s not
Another night, another dawn
How short the song

How short the song

credits

from Give It Time, released January 7, 2018
Erik Yates, all instruments & vocals
Don Zimmer, recording engineer
Charlie Wilson, mixing & mastering

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Erik Yates Lyons, Colorado

Erik Yates' many years of touring with his fellow progressive bluegrass pioneers in Hot Buttered Rum have done more than gain him a reputation; they've honed his singing, his songwriting and his work on multiple instruments. All of this is on display on his solo debut, "Give it Time"(Yates plays every instrument on the album), and the result is ones that fans and new listeners alike will cherish. ... more

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