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Wrote this song exactly the way the 1st verse starts out. Finished it in a hotel near Raithfriland in Northern Ireland sipping on Irish coffee.
Didn't have a title for a long time...till someone came up to me at a show in Charlotte, NC and said "I love that 'Spark' song you got".

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SPARK
 
 
On a 747 with Halifax beneath
Spilling into the Atlantic Sea
Heading into Dublin, thinking bout a girl and wondering
Yeah wondering what she means to me
 
I’ve been on a bus, in a van, on a plane
Till the view all looks the same
I’ve been the stranger in town, the one they talk about
And seen the marquee with my name
 
Chorus:
I’ve been looking for a spark
I’ve been looking for passion
I've been looking for truth
I’ve been looking for a selfless love
I’ve been looking for me
Maybe I’m looking for you
 
It’s the way that the evening sky touches sea
Yet so much lies in between
It’s the way she calls my name, it’s the sound of midnight rain
When she’s sleeping next to me
 
I’ve sacrificed love seen it die in vein
Felt my heart give way to pride and shame
But I won’t sacrifice the truth, not even for my muse
Let alone for minor fame
 
Chorus
 
Maybe a song can heal a soul
Like prayers don’t know where they come from or they go
Lilting lullabyes under the cover of night
Long ago I heard someone say
Seek yourself and you’ll be on your way
But sometimes that’s just like trying to making lightning strike 

Words and music by Stephen Simmons
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Shiny Geode Music, SESAC
 

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from The Big Show, released July 19, 2011
Stephen Simmons: vocals, acoustic guitar
Wendy Newcomer: harmony vocals
Matt Crouse: drums, percussion
Tim Marks: bass
Jen Gunderman: b-3
Eric Fritsch: electric guitar
Smith Curry: lap steel

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Stephen Simmons was raised in the small town of Woodbury, Tennessee. As a songwriter and Ten years as a Road Dog, Stephen’s vision has grown to entail more than just reflections of rural America. Stephen’s records (which were compared to everyone from Johnny Cash to Ryan Adams) combine virtuosic songcraft and musicianship with unparalleled artistic honesty. ... more

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