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8) Dream Drifter – m.litton

Past midnight, the Northern Star
Shines like a beacon above the phantom bar
I drifted upstairs in this twilight dream
Where the music had died, there was a smoke-filled scene
From the shadows in a long black duster
Black hat ‘n boots, stepped an old drifter
He had a salt ‘n pepper beard, stray-dog eyes
He strummed a vintage guitar as he sang these lines:

Chorus: “If anyone could live without love
“If they could live without the memory
“If anyone could live without love
“They’d suffer even more than me…

I can’t really say she did me wrong
Cuz she’d done me right for so long
But they’re gamblin’ cards, the jack and the queen
A woman wagers love, a man wagers dreams
Then one night the clouds just form
And in your heart ‘n mind comes a terrible storm
The wind blows wild, your passions wonder,
You turn around and she’s yours no longer
(chorus)

Bridge: I’m dream-driftin’, dream-driftin’, dream-driftin’ down…
I’m dream-driftin’ for your love, babe
Driftin’ through your memory...

I been walked out back, dealt from the bottom
Thrown from the saddle, but I got back on ‘em
I’m an old outlaw, once young ‘n lean
But the flower goes to fruit ‘n the fruit goes to seed
Of love and my lady, I loved and lost
But I’d lose again ‘n again...I’d gladly pay the cost
(chorus)
(bridge)

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from Fresh Blood / Old Skin, released November 13, 2015

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I'm a creekbank ghetto boy. Began my singin' near half a century ago in Canada, then hit northeast, down thru Nashville, Austin, out to Colorado and back to Kansas where I started out and will likely remain. My influences are Leadbelly, Jimmie Rodgers, CCR and The Band, while the juices of a hundred others flavor my music, not to mention the devil himself if that's what it takes to make a song... ... more

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