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Don't Let Me Come Home A Stranger

from Swallow the Anchor by SaltyPaws

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Another song we heard from Prairie Home Companion, sung by Tim and Mollie O'Brien and written by Jerome Clark & Robin Williams (see also They All Faded Away.)

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As I walked out one evening
To breathe the air and soothe my mind,
I thought of friends and the home I had,
And all those things I left behind.

A silent star shone on me,
My eyes saw a far horizon,
As if to pierce this veil of time,
And escape this earthly prison.

Will there come a time when the memories fade.
and pass on with the long, long years,
When the ties no longer bind?
Lord save me from this darkest fear.
Don't let me come home a stranger,
I couldn't stand to be a stranger.

In this place so far from home
They know my name, but they don't know me
They hear my voice, they see my face
But they can't lay no claim on me, woah-oh

As I walk this universe
I free my mind of time and space
I wander through the galaxy
But never do I find my place, woah-oh

Will there come a time when the memories fade.
and pass on with the long, long years,
When the ties no longer bind?
Lord save me from this darkest fear.
Don't let me come home a stranger,
I couldn't stand to be a stranger.

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from Swallow the Anchor, released September 30, 2021

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When you think of wandering minstrels, do you ever think they might live on a boat? SaltyPaws is a sailing acoustic duo, living aboard their catamaran, sailing and singing the Atlantic eastern seaboard. You'll hear guitar and 5 string banjo, spiced with harmonica and concertina. Wherever the boat is in port, you'll find Bentley and Jim joining a jam, at an open mic, or busking a street corner. ... more

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