You're walking along, somewhere nice, thinking about how smooth things are going, mostly. Then you hear a rooster in the distance being SUPER MANLY and stuff, and you realize that every time you're out, somewhere nice, there's a rooster announcing HIMSELF within earshot. Listen....
lyrics
ROOSTER IN REAL LIFE
Shadow path through the grass, closing as you walk past
In the east there's nothing there, this hill is like a flight of stairs
Far from home is the same as home if you ignore what you don't know.
There's a line of clouds that comes and goes, the air is still then the wind will blow.
Chorus:
Behind it all, a rooster in real life.
He kicks it off, he never thinks twice.
There's a long golden wave, mostly rolling out for days
In the west the things you hate keep their distance until its late
Your daddy lived to 93, a fence blew open now he's free
He leads the way like he's always done, after the moon follows
the sun.
Chorus
All night long the peace is smooth. You can dream til the rooster moves.
Chorus
Silence blends the black and white, distance loosens what is tight
Lilacs used to cool your yard, the porch was soft when things were hard.
The lake is deep, there's so much in it, the sky's the prize and you can win it...
Underneath what makes you scared, there's a call to action swimming there...
Chorus
Nothing pushed, no one pulled, the cup of silence remained full.
Emptiness was all you felt, the whole world was someplace else.
All night long, while you slept, the men were gone, the peace was kept...
Behind it all, a rooster in real life.
He kicks it off. He never thinks twice.
credits
released April 23, 2022
Written by Larry Hirshberg, April 2018.
Performed and Produced by Larry Hirshberg at The Palace of Imperfection, Missoula, MT. April, 2022.
This is a beautifully recorded collection of unique and smartly written songs, performed to perfection. Not like anything else - that's why I love it. Larry Hirshberg
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