smoke under porch light

from 2011 by Plenty Near

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i sat beside my money
and whiled away the time.
there’s dark up that road
and smoke under porch light.

you have to wait your turn in line
come telling me what’s right.
you have to wait your turn in line
come telling me what’s right.

we sat upon those mountaintops
and whiled away the hours,
and when you got tired
you built a taller tower.

i have to muster all my power
to see the sights you’ve seen.
i have to muster all my power
to see the sights you’ve seen.

oo

you came to visit on a day
when i was still afraid
of wolves and tigers
and played me your charade.

you showed me all the kitchen knives
and promised i was safe.
you showed me all the kitchen knives
and promised i was safe.

we wrestled on the black top,
you said i was too shy.
but when i got older
you criticize my spine.

you can’t take back your truthful words
cuz now you are a liar.
you can’t take back your truthful words
cuz now you are a liar.

oo.

i’ll soon inherit everything
and give it to my son.
when it gets rusty
i’ll buy a bigger one.

there’s no use holding on, my son,
it passes from our sights.
there’s no use grasping in the dark,
it’s smoke under porch light.

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from 2011, released July 17, 2019

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Plenty Near Brooklyn, New York

hey there!
i am collecting this music under the project name "plenty near"

i like that it's kind of a noun describing a sort of location.

but it's also an adjectival phrase used to bring far away things a bit closer and push too close things a bit farther away.

i am from seattle but live in new york city. ... more

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