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The Man I've Sometimes Been
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Solo gtr n vox. A song from the road.
vocals ballad fingerstyle acoustic guitar
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Solo artist and sideman. Fingerstyle blues, folk, jazz, country. Play slide on National steel, lap steel, dobro, and Turbodiddley. Wide tonal palette -
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Charts
#521 in subgenre Peak #7
Charts
Peak #123
Author
George Ballentine
Rights
2015
Uploaded
September 29, 2015
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MP3 6.3 MB 160 kbps 5:28
Story behind the song
The lyrics came together in a rainstorm while I stayed at a cabin in central PA, on my way to NC. First song on a new guitar - a Mad Hatter custom built by Todd Johnston of Harrisburg, PA - 00 body w flamed koa top and sides and EIR back. Short scale, wide neck - perfect for paws my size. Thanks Todd!
Lyrics
The Man I've Sometimes Been There's a light down in the canyon Flickering against the walls The flame from my campfire Keeps me warm when darkness falls Keeps me warm when darkness falls There's a light on your front porch Shining bright for all to see A tiny light amidst the darkness Shows the path to you for me It lights the path to you for me In the darkness are the ghosts of the things that I have seen and the darkest corners of the the heart of the man I've sometimes been. There are lights up in the night sky Billions of stars we rarely see Lights to guide each of us homeward To the places we long to be To the places we long to be In the darkness are the ghosts of the things that I have seen and the darkest corners of the the heart of the man I've sometimes been. There are lights up in the night sky Billions of stars we rarely see Lights to guide each of us homeward To the places we long to be To the loved ones we long to see To the loved ones we long to see
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