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lyrics

WEST

So I headed West
And I hopped a train
Traded my old dirt plow
For a prospecting claim
San Francisco
The Golden Coast
On the edge of the New World
Lit with an ambitious glow

The Son of a migrant
From the Old World's shores
Scottish-Irish mixed with the blood of the Native born
In love with a Gypsy
Fleeing Revolution in a foreign land
Her Father seeks the yellow color
Like I seek his Daughter's hand

Working on the railroad to make my way
The creeks of Brysonville now lie so far away
Still she waits

Chorus:
Heaven can be found
When she lets her gold hair down
On any field that she lay
There's a tremble in the ground
When you let that poor girl down
In the California Earth is what they say

Staring into the evening Sun
At the end of a long work day
Alone with your thoughts
Aside the hammer's heavy weight
I memorized
Every soft line on her face
And not a million miles of railroad ties
Could ever erase

The blood in my veins would surely turn to sand
Should I arrive too late to be her man
I pray she waits

Chorus

So I headed West
And I hopped a train
Traded my old dirt plow
For a prospecting claim
San Francisco
The Golden Coast
On the edge of the New World
Lit with an ambitious glow

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from A World Without, released August 19, 2016
Words and music by Stephen Simmons

Stephen Simmons: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Tim Blankenship: Drums
Duane Blevins: Bass
Eric Fritsch: Electric Guitar, B3, Waldzither Guitar
Dave Coleman: Baritone Guitar
Molly Jewell: Piano, Harmony Vocals, Wurlitzer
Alex McCollough: Pedal Steel Guitar

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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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