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Same Time Every Year

from Reluctantly Yours (ep) by Jessica Smucker

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It’s been a long time since September
I think it’s never coming back
the final breath before it’s time to say goodbye
the way we look when everything’s about to change

I’ve been filling my pockets with sand
trying to find a way to hold onto your hand from far away
The moment of decision has come and gone
I think I’ll stay right here. Sometimes you get too tired for moving on

I was restless in September
I was never coming back
The heat was sweltering, the sunset smelled like sweat
The leaves, they danced for their reward like Salome

Catch me if you can, I’m on my way, I said
The seasons change and I can’t stay here anymore
Am I led by love or chased by sin
How will I know which heart to heed when I know that I can’t win?

Do you think of me in September?
Do you think I’m never coming back?
Do you hold your breath when the harvest comes around?
Do you cry each time the sunset smears the sky?

I was flying with the birds, into the wind
migrating south
but I could not keep the pace
‘cause we pack up our belongings
at the same time every year--
that little nudge of autumn when the leaves
make up their minds

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from Reluctantly Yours (ep), released March 6, 2010
piano & lead vocals: Jessica Smucker
bass: Dave Sheaffer
banjo: Mark Rast
backing vocals: Erin Gosik

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Jessica Smucker Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Jessica has performed all over the Eastern U.S. and has won several national songwriting contests including the Connecticut Folk Festival and SolarFest. She has opened for notable acts like Cheryl Wheeler and Bill Staines, and shared festival stages with Patty Larkin, Dar Williams and Antje Duvekot. Her third full-length album, Lucid Stories, Tentative Lies, is due out in September 2020. ... more

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