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Doug Davis - Til The Roots Run Dry

from Round 21, Week 8 by Monday Morning 3AM Music Club

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Not gonna lie; I think I've got a winner this week. Not this recording; not this performance; not this final lyric. But I think the melody, vibe, and concept are all in place.

For anyone familiar with my public profile, this is a bit of a ... well, an emotional week. I had filled in the outlines of what I wanted to do with this song, but the events of this weekend made this particularly poignant to finish.

I had been thinking that I wanted to write another Molly/Doug duet song this week, so when the challenge came down to write a love song to something other than a person, I began to think of places that were significant to Molly and me. The first place that came to mind was The River House, a wonderful bed-and-breakfast on the New River, just outside of West Jefferson, and not far from an area where my family has some property. I'll restrain from going on at length about how much River House has meant to us, over the years, but here's the important part: one of the most beloved features of the River House has been the majestic, awe-inspiring, multi-trunk sycamore tree that has stood on the banks of the New River for well over 100 years. Many weddings have taken place under its limbs. I have experienced some of the most peaceful moments of my life under that tree. I have broken laws under that tree. I have had glorious moments under that tree that I'll never tell you about.

The sycamore came down in the hurricane of this past fall. Hearts were broken. Mine was deeply touched.

This song, eventually, became a love song, from our beloved sycamore tree, sung to the river, at its feet. You don't have to read it that way, but that was the inspiration. It's my love song to River House and all the River House family.

lyrics

Wake, my dear
The winds grow near
Soon, my towers' fate to fall
Branch may bend
The jackal wind
Time's cruel bondsman, come to call

Grown from seed
A century's deed
Always flow beyond my reach
Miles to wind
The sea to find
Still, you bent to pause for me

No more will I bring you shade
Or whisper all your ancient names
Tell me you'll remember me
Though years may come, unkind, I'll
Love you til the roots run dry

Mine to bide
Your journeys wide
Share your favors when you could
Mark me some
In years to come
Speak my memory where I've stood

No more will I bring you shade
Or whisper all your ancient names
Tell me you'll remember me
Though years may come, unkind, I'll
Love you til the roots run dry

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from Round 21, Week 8, released January 21, 2019

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