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Moses Lake - Single

by N. Sherman

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"Moses Lake", the small, strange town that I grew up in. Caught somewhere between a love letter and parting word, this song documents all of the strange feelings that come with being raised in a very small, very conservative town. I hope you enjoy it. It's one of my favourites.

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I don't visit enough
Hasn't changed too much
A few new buildings, but not much else is new
Same kind of people
Same skies big and blue
I took a walk outside
On the low hillside
The wind is blowing through the fields of wheat
It's so much bigger than a rearview mirror

The whole family's in town
It's a beautiful sound
The clinking of glasses, laughter in the air
Talking 'bout the young days
Telling jokes that last the years
As the noise dies down
And the fire goes out
We all slowly drift our way to our beds
My mother whispers
"I wish that you were closer"

I'm missing my hometown
And the people that are there
Each memory suspended
Like the sweetest smelling air

There's a woman I knew
She passed away in June
Left her husband and the house that hasn't sold
He's trying his best to manage
With the cards that he's been dealt
He volunteers at the church
With the homeless and hurt
Wears a big red hat with white text on the front
I saw him down at Safeway
But I didn't say "Hello"

Some old friends are still here
We went out for a beer
We're sharing where our separate roads have taken us
One is having babies
The other just lost two
As we finish our drinks
One of them says to me
"It's not much, but I'd never leave this place"
Sometimes I wish that
I had felt the same

credits

released February 18, 2022
Written and performed by N. Sherman
Engineered by Andrew Judah at Sounds Suspicious
Violin by Chloe Davidson
Harmonica by Andrew Judah

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N. Sherman Kelowna, British Columbia

With a sound that has garnered comparisons of Nick Drake and Elliott Smith, N. Sherman's songwriting illuminates the strange, dark, and beautiful areas of humanity. Taking a bold new lyrical direction and a more thoughtful approach to sparse arrangements, his debut full-length record "I Left a Candle Burning" was released last year. ... more

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