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from Sandwalk Wood by The Bell Beat

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Undeniably, this was the toughest song to complete for this album. The composition was infected for years with twists, turns, starts, and stops. At one point, it was an "easy rocker." At another, it was a prog-rock nightmare. I finally came up with the core of the final idea on my out-of-tune family room piano (while I was cleaning my house). Marina added an orchestra to the chorus.

Lyrically, this began as another contribution to the Suburban Sprawl holiday compilation. We didn't make the deadline and nearly broke-up (not because of the missed deadline).

Randy Bishop

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A family gathered for Christmas
Doesn’t matter they're nonbelievers
They're praising, praising, praising, praising.

A song for an unborn son
An honest tale of pretension
For everyone, everyone, everyone, everyone.

We've got to give it all, because of you
It's not just hours anymore, because of you
We’ve got to give it all, in spite of you
It’s not just ours anymore, because of you.

Failed little fiefdoms, this is the promise, it's liberty
Make the dirt bleed, rivers to streams, lakes to seas.

Two blankets and an handkerchief
'Pox will take care of it.
Signed William Trent, from Fort Pitt, we ignored it, you ignored it.

We've got to give it all, because of you
It's not just hours anymore, because of you
We’ve got to give it all, in spite of you
It’s not just ours anymore, because of you.

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from Sandwalk Wood, released December 14, 2018

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