A Thousand Miles Away

from New Moon in the Morning by The Bearcubes

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Is it cold out on the open seas?
Is it cold enough to forget all of your reasons to leave?
I'll keep the fire roaring in the hearth
So it stays warm enough to feel at home
Though my heart is a thousand miles away

Keep your eye on the Northern Star
If you're lost, know my love is wherever you are
And soon, you'll see me swimming in the high tide
I'm leaving soon, there's no use waiting one more night
To pull my heart out from the waves

Oh sweep me back, December breeze
Oh blow me up, till I'm left alone about the trees
I'll find a way to climb back down
Walk all the way home, I'll be sleeping safe and sound
Before any souls awake

I'll have nothing to claim or to confess
And after all, I've learned I know less
Let my dreams be sweet this night
May I open my eyes to see the morning light
And I'll be on my way

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from New Moon in the Morning, released May 30, 2010
Jean-Marie Kern Chenette, steel string harp
Julie Chen, violin
Janie Cowan, double bass
Megan Emberton, cello
Lisa Goddard, violin
Aidan Plank, acordian

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