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The Blues Are Here to Stay

from This Broken Moment by Jessica Smucker & The Sleeping World

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I'm not blind but I wanted to be
to wrap myself inside a dark cocoon, the land of the free
I get so tired of the undertow
of all the things I can't let go

Oh…there is nothing we can do or say
to make the river flow the opposite way
We're spending all our time these days just learning how to be okay
Good things will come and go but the blues are here to stay

We're high and dry, we're down and out
digging through the trash for something that's worth singing about
The wild geese are heading south
You and I are living hand to mouth

Oh…there is nothing we can do or say
to make the river flow the opposite way
We're spending all our time these days just learning how to be okay
Good things will come and go but the blues are here to stay

I'm not blind but it's painful to see
the odds against us ever being honest, happy and free
So I dance alone in the dark at night
forgive myself when I can't find the light

Oh…there is nothing we can do or say
to make the river flow the opposite way
We're spending all our time these days just learning how to be okay
Good things will come and go but the blues are here to stay

So I'll rip the joy from the mouth of pain
wander through the streets and look for hidden music under everything
I can feel the beat in the pouring rain
I can follow the sound of a passing train

Oh…there is nothing we can do or say
to make the river flow the opposite way
The sooner we accept this life, the sooner we'll be okay
Good things will come and go but the blues are here to stay
Good things will come and go but the blues are here to stay
Good things will come and go but the blues are here to stay

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from This Broken Moment, released October 22, 2010
Jessica Smucker: vocals, keys
Erin Gosik: background vocals
Jeff Bryson: background vocals
Rich Sexton: guitar
Dave Sheaffer: bass
Mike Roy: drums

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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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