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Home From the Forest

from Somewhere by Neil Harnett

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Home From The Forest (Gordon Lightfoot – Published by Moose Music)

The neon lights were flashin’
And the icy winds did blow
The water seeped on through his shoes
And the drizzle turned to snow
His eyes were red and his hopes were dead
And his wine was runnin’ low
And the old man came home from the forest

His tears fell on the sidewalk
As he stumbled in the street
A dozen faces stopped to stare
But no one stopped to speak
For his castle was his hallway
And the bottle was his friend
And the old man stumbled in from the forest

Up a dark and dingy staircase
The old man made his way
His ragged coat around him
As upon his cot he lay
And he wondered how did it happen
That he ended up this way
Getting lost like a fool in the forest

And as he lay there sleeping
A vision did appear
Upon his mantle shining
The face of one so dear
Who had loved him in the springtime
Of a long-forgotten year
When the wildflowers did bloom in the forest

She touched his grizzled fingers
And she called him by his name (Bojangles)
And outside he could hear the joyful sound
Of children at their play
In a farm house on a hillside
In an old forgotten town
Where the river runs down from the forest

With a mighty roar the big jet soars
Above those canyon streets
And con men con and life goes on
For the city never sleeps
But to an old forgotten soldier
The dawn will come no more
For the old man has come home
From the forest

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from Somewhere, released November 7, 2009

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Neil Harnett White Rock, British Columbia

Neil Harnett (aka Neil James Harnett) has enjoyed such highlights as a Juno Nomination, three singles on the Canadian charts, three full length CDs, three videos with national exposure and shared concert billings with Jeff Healey, Chuck Berry and The Doobie Brothers.
Neil is most at home when he is on stage playing to an audience of music lovers. ... more

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