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Let's Go Down To Memphis

from No Time To Be Tender by Ian Fitzgerald

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The full moon hardly looked at peace but for the halo 'round its head
But ain't it just like southern thunder to try to rain over the dead
When the sun comes, let it bakes us so one warm wind could blow us down
But they'll discover our hands holding on a hundred years from now
So let's go down to Memphis and we'll kiss like golden masks
And replace the turquoise stolen from my eyes
With the reflection of you standing under clear blue skies

I have seen unallied armies conquer greater men than me
And then cast them like Calypso to the center of the sea
Even in lost ladies' dens, the end is just as deeply felt
When they see through glass but darkly their reflections start to melt
So let's go down to Corinth where we'll tear those columns down
'Til the twinkling belles sing homespun lullabies
And the red dawn that surrounds you becomes clear blue skies

Or we could stay right here and let the sun sink low enough
To make our shadows long enough to reach the city lines
But if we wait too long, the night can just erase us
And there's no way to escape that but with time

The sand flowed just like gold dust through our fingers and our toes
You could almost feel that burning wheel from where the highway rose
If you see the rooftops glowing, it's just palaces downstream
It's not worth the curse, whirlwinds, or worse to kiss that kind of queen
So let's go down to Sardis and we'll drink the river dry
But let its bed rest like its own grave where it lies
Pointing either to the sea or to the clear blue sky

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from No Time To Be Tender, released February 26, 2013

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Ian Fitzgerald Providence, Rhode Island

Though perhaps technically a singer-songwriter, Ian Fitzgerald prefers the term 'folk singer,' as it more accurately describes the tradition in which his music is rooted. From early twentieth century field recordings through Hank Williams, Bob Dylan, Gillian Welch, and hundreds of artists in between, Ian has been influenced by one of the sturdiest strains of American music. ... more

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