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Don't Wake Me

by Abigail Dowd

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1.
Wanderers 03:45
Wanderers over the mountain to Innisfree Climbing to heaven and I'll bring it home with me Peace rustles over me You were not far behind What spirits swim the Irish sea Sand in my toes Water swirling at my knees Gently taking over me You were not far behind When I leave this island in the sea There'll be miles and miles in between But I found something in Innisfree More a dream than a memory You were not far behind
2.
Have I ever said thank you Have I ever told you I know I have my father's face And my mother's fearless soul is the spirit that carries me through There've been times I've had to be carried Now I carry you with me A thousand miles isn’t really all that far Cause I'm wherever you are And I wrote this song to say I'm thinking of you today And I wrote this song to say I'm never that far away And I wrote this song to say I'm thinking of you today And I wrote this song to say I'm never that far away
3.
It's cold outside today The sky is always gray But in my mind upon your face The sun will always shine Over the hill there's a field of flowers Where I'd like to spend the day I'll bring them home and with them I'll fill The blue vase you gave Carry me to an isle on the water I've always loved the sea I'll go with you there as shy as a rabbit Build a little house for you and me In the evening I'll move by the fire And light a candle in the room Wait for you there shy in the doorway Full of desire to lay with you by the moon Carry me to an isle on the water I've always loved the sea I'll go with you there as shy as a rabbit Build us a house and garden for me
4.
Some Divine 03:51
There's a place in the South where Billy used to play The town where he was born, he never thought he'd get away From that old cinder block house his Daddy built It wasn't always full of love When I think of that old country town Where the peaches grow so sweet I hear the old gospel songs they'd sing And believed every word the preacher preached Love thy father, and have no fear Somewhere on this music, God is here So sing your hallelujahs and "Amazing Grace" And pray to God he'll get you from this place That old country town's been torn down And there's a highway running through the living room There's nothing of their childhood to be found And nothing more to assume But if you stop on a Sunday afternoon Try the peaches, they're awful sweet And listen for the lingering tune of those old gospel songs they'd sing And love thy father, have no fear Somewhere on this music, God will hear So sing your hallelujahs and "Amazing Grace" Some how things will all fall into place Born and blind, there must be some divine Who can see you and me
5.
Don't wake me I think I'm in a dream I like Don't wake me I finally feel alive Fourteen seconds down the aisle and a couple hundred miles to be my man Don't wake me This doesn’t happen every day Don't wake me I want to know if this feeling slips away Don't wake me Sit a little closer than you might Don't wake me and I'll be yours tonight
6.
They don’t often speak But they’ll always know the words To the songs they sang When they were little girls [Chorus] They sang just like angels With their feet up off the ground Their hands raised to heaven They’d dare the devil to come wandering around People came from miles and miles To hear those songs they’d sing They’d turn the lights down low Some things you don’t have to see to know And they’d sing just like angels With their feet up off the ground Their hands raised to heaven They dared the devil to come wandering around Years have rolled by And there’s silver in their hair But anytime they’re together You can feel it stir the air When they sing just like angels With their feet up off the ground Their hands raised to heaven They’ll dare the devil to come wandering around
7.
Goodbye yesterday See you here tomorrow at the same time Meanwhile I'll be here staring you down And I'll claw my way up off the ground Goodbye sorrow It's time to leave this old friend behind I'm going to go this road alone and find my own way Someplace where the snow will cover the tracks you've made [Chorus] In this land where in the winter time The air is bitter cold I can feel it in my bones But in the springtime the sun will melt it all away And I"ll put my boots on another day Goodbye fear I can take it from here I'm not afraid of falling anymore I've seen the view from the bottom before Goodbye yesterday I will see you here tomorrow If I have to beg, steal, cheat, lie for, or borrow A smile I've come miles and miles to find my way home To this land where in the winter time The air is bitter cold I can feel it in my bones But in the springtime the sun will melt it all away And I"ll put my boots on another day
8.
Leaving 03:19
I've been thinking of leaving for sometime now Repeated myself and I know not quite how You don't seem to mind by the look in your eye You might have told me not to bother to try sometime ago It's been sometime since I've been on my own I don't mind the thought of living alone Without all the struggle to read thoughts between the lines Fighting silence or counting down the time Since I told you I've realized the most That I have been living my life as a ghost Pensive and quiet I've kept to myself Collecting dust like a book on the shelf that you read Sometime ago I'll build a home if given some time And fill it up with friends of mine Music and laughter and things I adore I can't imagine I'll require much more of my home And I’m going home (x2)
9.
Mockingbird 04:24
Mockingbird, why is it that you always sing in the morning Won't you sing for me in the evening When I'm lonely 'cause he's gone Sing a lullaby if you know a lullaby To help me fall asleep Till he's home again Mockingbird I need a friend To sing a lullaby Mockingbird, will you fly away to him in the morning Tell him I miss him so in the evening And I'm lonely when he's gone But now sing a lullaby if you know a lullaby That will help me fall asleep Till he's home again Mockingbird I need a friend Won't you sing a lullaby Sing me something sweet Something not too sad To help me fall asleep Until he's home again... Till he's home again Mockingbird I need a friend Won't you sing a lullaby
10.
I heard you say goodbye But I didn't even bother to look you eye I watched you walk away But I chased you down My head may be up in the clouds but my feet are on the ground And I know, I don't want to see you go You're a real smooth talker And I like the way you leaned in to give me a smile And once in awhile you seem to read my mind Like I was no big mystery or your channeling divine Either way I know, I don't want to see you go 'Cause when I look in your eyes I hear music calling,"dance with me" And this broken heart of mine just wants to break free I wonder if you know what I know and if so, would you let me go You've been on my mind And I wonder if I'll ever know what it's like To be the girl by your side To share in your laughter and pull you inside And if so, would you let me go
11.
Where were you when I first left home I had never felt so lonely as out on my own Where were you when I wanted to call To hear your voice say it’s okay, you’re not wrong at all And where were you when I found my first love Where were you to say, “She’s mine. Take care of my girl.” Oh I miss you still Oh I wish you were here I thought I saw you a few days ago It caught me by surprise it’s been so long But you were here all along Closer than ever before And right by my side whenever I fall I wrote this song to say hello

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released January 21, 2017

All songs written by Abigail Dowd
Produced by Abigail Dowd and Doug Williams

Vocals, guitar: Abigail Dowd
Bass guitar: Jason Duff
Piano: Doug Williams
Second guitar: Ryan Book
Percussion: Bert Wilson
Additional percussion: Jason Duff + Doug Williams
Acoustic guitar lead on “Would You Let Me Go”: Mike Chamis

Engineered by Doug Williams, ElectroMagnetic Radiation Recorders
Mastered by Brent Lambert, Kitchen Mastering

Photography by Erik Danielson

℗© 2016 Abigail Dowd. All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.

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Abigail Dowd Greensboro, North Carolina

Abigail Dowd, who grew up under the longleaf pines in the Sandhills region of North Carolina, is known for her storytelling and command of an audience. She combines her classical fingerpicking style with the edgy bass and percussion of Jason Duff creating a sound that dances between folk, rock and blues. ... more

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