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A Gust of Wind
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Life is but a candle, in a gust it's blown away...
acoustic singersongwriter
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Dave Preston is an acoustic folk artist who performs original music in Upstate New York. He is also one half of Half Pint Harmony, a Rochester based duo provid
is a songwriter from Western New York State. When not performing solo he plays his guitar for the at local child care centers and preschools with his friend, Bev.
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Genre
Rock • Folk Rock
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#32,758 today Peak #279
#1,732 in subgenre Peak #29
Author
David Elon Preston
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2002 David Elon Preston
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February 12, 2004
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MP3 4.3 MB • 128 kbps • 0:00
Story behind the song
Many songs have been written in response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.....this is mine.
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The one thing I remember of that clear blue autumn day Was how my world seemed so at peace from where I stood As I looked down at the village where I had come to stay My life was turning out just the way it should I’d been walking on the hilltop where the dead had come to rest The leaves were falling gently on their graves Deep in contemplation, I stood there as their guest It’s as clear as if it happened yesterday The irony came later as I laid down to sleep When my father called to tell me she was gone I laid there softly shaking, too stunned to even weep How was I to ever carry on I’m holding on the handle, spinning on and on Hanging on for dear, sweet life. One slip and I’ll be gone Life is but a candle, in a gust its blown away Let them know you love them every day The night my mother left us, I was barely twenty-five Much has passed along the wayside since that time I’ve seen life turn into tragedy in the blinking of an eye I’m just thankful for chance to be alive Chorus/Break/Chorus The one thing I remember of that clear September day As I watched the towers tumble to the ground Was thinking life is like a flower, here then gone away In a gust of wind its petals Heaven bound Chorus
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