Sam and Adam's Blues

from Dear Companions by Adam McGrath

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SAM AND ADAM'S BLUES

You put an old man’s eyes
In a young man’s body
Scars across his chest
He never shows anybody
You get all the trust beaten right out of you
You put it on the road
So people come and stare at you

This is how you get here from there
This is how you get here
Ain’t no going back there
This is how you get here from there

You never write a song looking for any money
But god knows we could use a little bit honey?
We took all of our vanity
Left it somewhere south of Granity
And let the wild west coast roar
Crush it on the shore

And we were never quite quick enough
Never quite slick enough
And we were never quite young enough
Never quite dumb enough
We parked the van somewhere between
And we were never quite good enough
Never quite bad enough
But think of all the things we’ve seen

This is how you get here from there
This is how you get here
Ain’t no going back there
This is how you get here from there
Think I’m sitting this one out this year

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from Dear Companions, released December 21, 2022
Music and Lyrics Adam McGrath

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Adam McGrath Christchurch, New Zealand

Adam McGrath is a folk singer stationed wherever he can get a key! Described by RNZ as a “National Treasure” and the Herald as “NZ’s toughest minded songwriter”. He has shared stages with and opened for Fleetwood Mac, Steve Earle, Old Crow Medicine Show, Paul Kelly, Jimmy Barnes and many more. At once raucous and tender, McGrath goes straight for the spirit level in all of us. ... more

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