YOU CAN BURN ALL THE BRIDGES TO EWING
A FAIR LADY SITS AND WAITS THERE
TALKING BOUT MEMORIES OF LOVED ONES
MOST DEAD OR FORGOT SHE WAS THERE
AND YOU CAN BURN DOWN THAT OLD FARM HOUSE
A LOT OF LOVE AND LIES LIVED THERE
CHILDHOOD MEMORIES, BABIES, DIVORCES
ADVICE, GOOD JOKES, AND FAREWELLS
YOU CAN ASK ME HOW I'M DOING
REPLY WITH I'M FINE AND I'M WELL
BUT THE TRUTH ABOUT LIES
IS THAT THEY'RE JUST DISGUISES
AND THE TRUTH ALWAYS CHANGES
WHEN YOU'RE NOT THERE
TIMING SOMETIMES IS THE BEST EXPLANATION
WHY WE LIVE, WHEN WE DIE, AND OUR LUCK
SOME OF US GET RICE, SOME OF US ICE CREAM
SOME OF US GET BOTH
AND I HOPE SOMEDAY YOU REALIZE
THAT LIFE IS A GIFT WITH A CHOICE
THAT CHOICES MAKE UP OUR TIMING
THE TIMING THE GROUND WORK FOR OUR COURSE
This album speaks to the continuum of African diasporic culture that is central to the vibrant canon of Americana folk music. Bandcamp Album of the Day May 29, 2020
Durham, NC singer-songwriter Skylar Gudasz makes intimate Americana delivered with dry wit and stunningly precise vocal acumen. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 14, 2020