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They All Faded Away

from Swallow the Anchor by SaltyPaws

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This song has been kicking around my head for 30 years. Written by Robin and Linda Williams 1992, we heard it first on Prairie Home Companion, then in a small live concert in Denver at the FolkLife Center.

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All those rolling little hills
And ramshackle towns
And green green rocky roads
Have got my head all turned around

Oh I see them in my mind
When I think of you
I can see the countryside
That we two were just passing through

Your folks lived down by the lake
I'd see them for your sake
But when you turned away, they all began to fade
Like ghosts in the air
Like they were never there
They all faded away

I held you tight in my arms
But then I heard you cry
I felt my world begin to spin
Our love was young why did it die

Down the valley I see
The country of my soul
It's a land both green and young
Where the blue waters gently flow

Your folks lived down by the lake
I'd see them for your sake
But when you turned away, they all began to fade
Like ghosts in the air
Like they were never there
They all faded away

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from Swallow the Anchor, released September 30, 2021

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SaltyPaws Punta Gorda, Florida

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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