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The Face of the Storm
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Country theme turned on it's head: Instead of, "I want to go!", it's all about "I want to stay!"
acoustic folk alternative
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Acoustic, folk, adult alternative with a touch of alternative country.
In my other life I'm a futures speculator. Since there is plenty of downtime in the business, I sing, play, and write, so I don't obsess about the markets. My music tends to be pensive. That's no doubt influenced by the fact that my instrument of choice is a classic acoustic guitar.
Song Info
Genre
Country • Alternative Country
Charts
Peak #1,327
Peak in subgenre #126
Author
James E. Nelson
Rights
1992
Uploaded
December 08, 2003
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MP3 3.9 MB • 128 kbps • 0:00
Story behind the song
You guessed it. It was November (or something) and there was a storm brewing outside. Pretty Original, eh?
Lyrics
Oh, the sky is grey and lonely as I look out on the town and I'm sure you are yearning to move on. For the sunshine is calling to your cold and lonely heart which is naked in the face of the storm. But this time I am staying. I am tired of moving on every time the clouds come rolling in. And I'm building fire and shelter that you wanted long ago when I travelled the path before the storm. Running from the cold seems easy for awhile but winter's not to far away. So this time I'm preparing to stand against the cold: I will welcome the face of the storm. Will you ride the gypsy highway you embraced so long ago as you followed my God-forsaken trail? Will you hide from this cold whisper which wails again today, warning us of the coming of the storm. But this time I am staying. I am tired of moving on every time the clouds come rolling in. But the sky is cold and lonely, I suppose that you'll be gone long before I make this place my home.
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