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 From the album The Simple Life, Part 2 (2008) Facebook Share Key: F Minor Tempo: 228 bpm Meter: 4/4 Straight  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 US License. Details Free MP3 Download Full Song: Download MP3Stream (4.8mb MP3, Downloaded 12746 times) Instrumental Mix: Download MP3Stream (5.2mb MP3)Want to part with 99 pennies to support my music? Buy on iTunes VideoLyrics
In 1912, I was only a boy
Hardly 10 years old
The summer was dry, the sun in the sky
Where secrets burn like matches
In my Sunday best, I went down for a walk
To Billy Barnum's house
He was alone, no one was home
So I had an idea
I said to Billy, "let's go walking down in the ravine
There's no one here for miles so we never will be seen
If your folks are in Peoria, they won't be back for hours
So let's go have some fun."
We walked down through the tangle of trees
I lost my bearing twice
But then we emerged, the top of the earth
And watched in silent wonder
We stood tall on the edge of the bridge
When a gust of wind blew through
I stumbled and weaved, and reached for his sleeve
To try and find my balance
But Billy lost his footing and he slipped off of the edge
He caught himself with one hand on an overhanging ledge
But his strength would only last him for a minute, maybe two
Then he crashed down in the river
He crashed down in the river
A shallow grave on the outskirts of town
Is where I laid him down
A secret it's stayed, what happened that day
With me and Billy Barnum
With me and Billy Barnum
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omg! i just love this song. it's maybe somehow creepy...but i love ut :)
Hey Josh, I think you're a very talented musician/song writer and truly striving to express your genre of music to others. I however, am wondering what is it that pushes the lyrics you put on paper from within? As a fellow musician and song writer I find myself often being swayed by the overwhelming desire to deliver upbeat melodies with a constant positive message of hope, love, faith and a detachment from all the worldly things that clutter the minds of so many these days. Just wondering if you're spiritual to a point of releasing that into your music? I actually came across your music from facebook and have only listened to a few songs of yours. But I will say, that I truly believe that you're walking on the edge of a spiritual side of yourself, but maybe I'm way off base and if so, I'm sorry. I just think you have a lot to offer through your music and unique sound. Hope I didn't come off the wrong way or anything negative. Keep doing what you seem to truly love. Remember, that music surely moves the souls of the most hardened of clay hearts.
DK Athens, OH
hey there, and man I really love this song. just the whole story, the distant kind of feeling you get, like youre listening to your grandpa telling you about his life
and now that i watched the vid and googled peoria, i finally get it b/c i didn't know what that word was in the song before. and again, EXCELLENT SONG!
P.S. this is WhiteBrightLightning from YouTube
P.S.S. thanks for makin this site, really loving it!
Sorry for my bad english, i'm from germany and don't speak it very good... ;) I've found your great songs on jamendo.com, I enjoyed your music since the first time I heard it. It's very easy to understand your music without a dictionary! What I still like is that you can (compared to many modern pop singers) sing live without editing your voice on PC ;) I hope your work is very succesfulness and you still publish your music under creative common rights! Good Luck and many greeces from Germany
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