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Solemn Ground

from Live @ The Acoustic Grill by Tom Savage

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hey there baby don't you cry
you'll wake up tomorrow the sun's gonna rise
and i'll be waiting right here underneath for you
underneath the solemn ground


It was mid- september when my luck ran out
I went down with a whimper instead of a shout
I dug myself a hole too deep to get out of

and I tried so hard to memorize
the feeling that i felt when I got those highs
when the room spun so fast I didn't care who i hurt

on a road paved out of good intentions
turned out to be a lost cause in need of intervention
and i could hear the stopwatch clicking in my head

it washed over me liked the cable tv
a man bound in chains who thought he was free
high roller reject watching the red carpet burn
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the man's teeth shone like the pearly gates
but the look in his eye would tell me of my fate
my vision was obstructed by all the green dollar signs

i told him of my tale of woe
he must've known i had nowhere to go
but deeper into that hole i'd been working on

he propped me up and on I played
my sentence had simply been delayed
too consumed to simply wipe the slate clean

It's a pathetic story , a victimless crime
you might argue with that last line
i know that you had such high hopes for me
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hey there baby don't be sad
they were gonna take away everything you had
but then they decided to take everything from me

And I hope that you'll understand someday
i had too many debts that i had to pay
some in cash and some in just borrowed time
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Dirt road in the pale moonlight
told me that i 'd picked the wrong fight
but i tell you one thing , life never seem more clear

told me that they knew me , that i had a wife
told me that she'd pay with her life
And I knew right then I had to make my move

Life measured in moments, not weeks or years
I saw all of the joy and all of the tears
I saw your face as I struggled for the gun

I heard the the shot , but i felt no pain
I only had myself to blame
for diggin this hole too deep to get of

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from Live @ The Acoustic Grill, released September 1, 2009
music and lyrics by Tom Savage

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Tom Savage is what one might refer to as a triple-threat. One part truth-telling troubadour, one part death-defying guitar slinger, and one part Country Blues howler. Each facet of his formidable on-stage persona carefully crafted over a 20+ year devotion to the composition and performance of song. Tom is a true believer. A disciple of melody and harmony and tempo and timbre. ... more

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