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Too Long Alone

from Maybe Man by Jim Beckwith

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This is a song by my dear cousin, Joe White, who I met as an adult when I visited California and found that we were doing similar work on opposite coasts - recording, singing, songwriting - he has a beautiful voice and one of the best songwriters I know of - I really wanted to do one of his songs. See joewhitemusic.info

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Too Long Alone – ©Joe White

The feeling’s the same when I conjure your name
Calling like a ghost across the years
Theres’s no peace of mind as it fades over time
Your memory’s my comfort on this trail of tears

See my breath upon the air
If it’s cold, I’m unaware
I keep my eyes on my two left shoes
And I sing the blues

Tool long alone on this lonesome road
Too long alone and I can’t go home
I made my bed and I sleep alone
Too long alone on this lonesome road

I’m beginning to see what the world’s done to me
Simply as an act of revenge
No way to return cross the bridges I’ve burned
Shame alone could never make amends

Empty pockets, silver hair
The wolf is here but no one cares
I used to think I’m here because of you
Now I know the truth

Tool long alone on this lonesome road
Too long alone and I can’t go home
I made my bed and I sleep alone
Too long alone on this lonesome road

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from Maybe Man, released October 1, 2011
Song by Joe White, guitar and vocals by Jim Beckwith

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Jim Beckwith Milan, Italy

Jim Beckwith is a fine writer of lyrics to inspire & a unique & compelling voice; a soulful texture that draws on influences from jazz and pop to R&B and voices from around the world. His voice has been called 'a male Sade' & something like 'a refined Sting'. Songs with lyrics that make you think & feel. Jim has players on his albums that play with artists like Sting, Stevie Wonder, James Taylor. ... more

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