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Traveling Strange

from Family Album by Stephen Simmons

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lyrics

TRAVELING STRANGE

Grandpa said he never liked to drink
Had one bottle of beer in his life
Figured that it was ok
In Nagasaki in forty-five
I don’t know what he ever did
With all those bottles of sweet plum wine
Might ‘a given ‘em all away and I guess that’d been alright
Suspect it was more than that
Brought a tear to Grandma’s eyes
As she sat out on that porch swing
And read the Bible till she ran out of light

Chorus:
We’re traveling days from the things we crave
Just traveling souls on some kinda mystical plane
We travel in ways that I can’t explain
We’re traveling strange these days

I couldn’t of been four or five
Uncle Robbie took his bride
Carried the ring in a suit Mama made
Of velour down the aisle
A lot I didn’t know
A lot of things I was never told
Later I’d be back to this place
But it’d never be like before

Chorus

The square’s all still there
Sometimes I drive down
I circle around these same old stores
Mamma drug me in when I was a child
The Pool Hall over there
The greasy burgers and the wise old men
A stool that I used to claim
When I played hooky with my old man

I guess that things move on
I guess that season’s change
I used to think time just passed by
But now I know we just chase old things

Chorus

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from Family Album, released July 28, 2020
Words and music by Stephen Simmons
Stephen Simmons: vocals, acoustic guitar
Eric Fritsch: keys, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Martin Lynds: drums
Matt Rolley: harmony vocals
Mike Daly: pedal steel guitar

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Stephen Simmons Nashville, Tennessee

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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