LAY YOUR BURDEN DOWN FOR A WHILE
PICK UP YOUR SPIRIT, PUT ON A SMILE
NOW THE DAY’S NEARLY DONE
THERE’S HOPE YET IN THE SINKING SUN
FOR THERE’S MORE THAN ENOUGH TO GO AROUND
AND IT'S MAGIC STUFF THAT WE'VE FOUND
WITH A SMILE OF DISCOVERY
REST A WHILE, SET YOURSELF FREE
FIGURE OUT WHAT CAN'T BE FIXED, SET IT FREE
THERE’S NO SECOND PRIZE FOR BEING LOST IN MISERY
FOLLOW THE LIGHT TO YOUR POT OF GOLD
LISTEN CLOSE - AIN'T THAT WHAT YOU HOLD?
CAST YOUR STONES WITH YOUR BREAD
COS IN OUR BONES THERE’S SOMETHING WE ALL DREAD
BUT WE DONT SPEAK ABOUT SHADOWS JUST BENEATH THE LOVE
YEH, DON'T WE JUST JUMP AND SHOUT WHEN IT COMES TO PUSH AND SHOVE
THERE’S A BOAT JUST OFF SHORE
WAIT A BIT, IT'LL TAKE PLENTY MORE
HEAR THE DRUMS AS WE PART
HOLD ON LOVE, THATS THE BEATING OF MY HEART
AND WE’LL SAIL AWAY TO SOMETHING NEW
THAT'S KNOWN TO ALL, YET COUNTED ON BY FEW
AND MAYBE , WELL START AGAIN
A BRAND NEW DAY - I'LL SEE YOU THEN
Tom Heyman documents life in San Francisco circa 2023, refusing to succumb to easy characterization & instead capturing the city’s nuance. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 22, 2023
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