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    1. Song for the Slow Dancers

    From the recording Moonlit Rambles (2011)

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    Lyrics

    People just don't see the way you see, boy
    Maybe you could change your name to Leeroy
    Give 'em something recognizable,
    In a newsbite-sizeable way

    I'm told it's all about the branding
    Not that old peace, love, and understanding
    And if honesty is as good as we say it is,
    How come it doesn't pay?

    Saskatchewan rappers sound like they're from Compton
    And for the reggae singers it's the Caribbean
    If you're country it's Houston or old San Antone
    Or any old place but your very own
    That's what they're callin' authentic
    Couldn't even say what they mean if they meant it
    They never told me their secrets, they never
    Let themselves be known

    But I've heard songs that broke my heart open wide
    Let all these tears spill out and let the light inside
    The drunken throng'll jump around to any old thing
    But a song strong enough for world-changing must be
    Clear as the moonlight, clear as a straight answer
    Play a song for the slow dancers

    Some sell it actin' sleazy
    Some sell it with free and easy
    Some sell it with bad sweaters and ironic moustaches
    Some sell it with porn
    And they're filling the air with all that traffic
    Trying to turn the revolution into a demographic
    Don't you think it's high time to lay it on the line?
    All they got is lines to lay it on

    But I've heard songs that wore their hearts on their sleeve
    Got some words on this napkin I really believe
    Under all the zippity-do-dah-dey
    Your heart & mine are longing to say something
    Clear as the moonlight, clear as a straight answer
    Play a song for the slow dancers

    They tell us that the industry's dying
    But I can assure you, good people, they're lying
    It's already dead, devoured its own head
    After killing all its brightest kids
    Thank God for the real singers I know
    House concerts, and community radio
    They'll only keep lying as long as we're listening
    What if nobody did?

    I've heard songs that told me I am not alone
    And the only life for me to live is my own
    Songs that held me in the palm of their hand
    And spoke to me in words that I understand
    Clear as the moonlight, clear as a straight answer
    Play a song for the slow dancers

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