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Heartache Refugee
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Gentle song about relationships gone awry and friendships to stand by.
rock folk blues singersongwriters recording studio
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White River consists of a core of three singer-songwriter musicians, and a host of others, who sometimes play live but who usually record in the studio, delving
White River is not so much a band as it is a recording studio, owned by Brent and Susan Wall. Located near Martinsville, Indiana, White River Recording Studio offers a wide-range of services and deals, and has recorded everything from folk to rock to blues to rap, metal and contemporary Christian. The first full-length CD released from White River in 1998 was entitled "Collective Works," which featured six Indiana song-writers collaborating with over 30 difference musicians. Since then, several other CD compilations have ensued. The core for many White River recordings is (1) Brent Wall, who not only writes songs and sings but also plays a variety of guitars, bass, , mandolin, percussion and keyboards, and does all the engineering and mixing; (2) Larry Vesely, who also writes songs and sings, plays guitar, banjo and bass, but is mostly known for his talent and contributions at the keyboards; and (3) Joe Peters, who also writes, sings and plays guitars, bass and mandolin.
Song Info
Charts
Peak #694
Peak in subgenre #93
Author
Joe Peters
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Joe Peters
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September 30, 2004
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MP3 4.0 MB 128 kbps 0:00
Story behind the song
I wrote this song to/about a friend who was going through a painful break-up. Since I have been in a stable marriage myself for 25 years, I wrote the song from the perspective of a mutual friend who's been through the same thing several times.
Lyrics
Heartache Refugee Hello my friend why you lookin’ down I’ve grown accustomed to your smile But now you mope around and wear a frown And spend your nights in self-exile All these years I’ve seen your life go up and down You’ve seen the best and worst of me And now I see you’re looking through the lost and found Another heartache refugee You know I’ve been there once or twice before I know exactly how you feel If I may use a well-worn metaphor I think you got a dirty deal All these years I’ve seen your life go round and round And you have seen both sides of me And now I see that this has turned you upside down Another heartache refugee I know you’ve tried I know you’ve cried I’ve seen with it my own two eyes I’m on your side I know she lied Still I hate to see you agonize But don’t you worry now my dear old friend You know like all things this shall pass It doesn’t mean that you have reached the end Your time will come to you at last All these years I’ve seen your life go up and down You’ve seen the best and worst of me And now I see that this has turned you upside down Another heartache refugee And now I see you lying in the lost and found Another heartache refugee Another refugee like me
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