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The Sea and the Sky

from Whitfield Road by Jake Stein

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I had a little lady and she knew me well,
She had eyes like the sky, and a voice smooth as a shell,
And we played along the sea,
Well I lived for her and she loved for me.

But as the years grew on,
I was watchin', wantin', for the shore beyond,
And when I tried to say goodbye,
She said, go on, boy, I'll see you on the other side.

But what I didn't know then,
Is what she couldn't show me,
I was still blind to the skies above me,
Til she opened my eyes.

So I wandered off to distant seas,
Lived out my days in war and peace,
I bled by blood and I sweat my skin,
Til I won't quite sure the shape I'm in.

I met lovers, fighters, kings and queens,
All with love in their heart, to me it seemed,
But the light of life, it gets obscured,
By money and power, or so I've heard.

But what I didn't know then,
Is what she couldn't show me,
I was still blind to the skies above me,
Til I opened my eyes.

So I dragged myself back on home,
To the seashore, where I finally could rest my bones,
And she appeared just like a vision,
And she said, now, boy, don't you see what you been missin', oh.

She said, I too have seen the world,
It's full of hungry, greedy little boys and girls,
But I always knew you'd be back home,
Cuz you've always been my very own.

But what we didn't know then,
Is what we couldn't show them,
We were still blind to the skies above us,
Then we opened our eyes.

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from Whitfield Road, released November 11, 2011

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Jake Stein Durham, North Carolina

An eclectic multi-instrumentalist, Jake plays a bit of everything - guitar, piano, drums, bass, djembe, and more. Born in Durham, NC, his music draws from the rich traditions of folk, bluegrass, and blues, but blends in tastes of classic rock, jazz, and groove. Now in residency in Seattle, music remains an essential part of his life, an outlet for expression and a continual source of joy. ... more

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