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In the Willow - Stax Version

from opening my hand by david edward walker

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If we were trees, we’d never be angry
Rain or shine, we’d understand
Go on growing when the season said to
Or feel the cold with every outstretched hand.
If we were trees, we’d go on living,
Try to be healthy and grow up strong.
I’ll bet a tree would be forgiving—
The first to say ‘I may be wrong.’
If we were trees, I’d be a willow.
I know a good one of a hundred years
Behind the concrete and the power lines
And the tall buildings made of mirrors.

Rub a hand on the roughness,
Feel the edges of the toughness
The sensation lingers on.
Can you hear that willow’s song?
Will you come back to my willow?
I’ll show you the moments we lost
Trying to give our love out in fractions
And then measuring the personal cost
In the willow, I can reach deep inside my heart
In the willow, I can accept who you are from the start
Whether we hold on or fall apart

Push me down with cold and thunder,
Blow me back with fury and fire,
Although I may still hurt and hunger
To bend like that, I do aspire.
Children play beneath my branches.
Roots intertwine beneath their feet.
Given that, what are the chances,
If we were trees, we would feel complete?
Beneath the peace of the rainy waters,
Of the misty air that enters me,
I mean to be the kind of person
Who’d make a pretty good willow tree.

(You got the time, we got the climb,
C’mon and climb in my willow tree)

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from opening my hand, released February 13, 2023
david edward walker: vocals, guitars, keyboards, bass, drum samples

produced, recorded, and mixed by david edward walker

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"With a style that encompasses urban and rural images, rich metaphors, spiritual themes, moving ballads, and ambitious fingerstyle guitar work, David Edward Walker (aka 'David Folks') is a singer-songwriter with special ability to reach listeners on an emotional level."
~ Music Hound,
The Essential Folk Album Guide

"Spilled poetic love." ~ Dirty Linen

"Folk Hero."
~Detroit Monthly ... more

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