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Grandfather Walks

from First Bird To Sing by Bruce T Carroll

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Grandfather Walks

When I look in your eyes I see the story there told
You drift in and out of the shadows
To my ears and eyes the story never gets old
Of grandfather’s walks in the meadow
He had a satchel for berries and a knife for his bread
And a fan should the day turn hot
A stick for his walking and a hat for his head
And in his pocket a blue forget-me-not

There were three for his daughters and one for his wife
And one for the boy never came
And a crown for his storied impossible life
And one for the man who bore his name
Weathered shoes he pulled on when he got out of bed
A leather pouch for his bottle of wine
And baggy pants pockets for the books that he read
And poems…he could recite every line

The heart is an infinite whole rising moon
And wisdom’s a soft falling rain
Youth is a faint and a faraway tune
And time is a slow moving train
So think of him when the sun rises hot
When setting the table or tying a knot
When holding a book that seems bound by the ages
Or finding a flower pressed flat by the pages
Sometimes in my mind my grandfather talks
But most times…grandfather walks

From Stockholm to London from Rome to Madrid
But always back home to France
His head full of stories of things that he did
His life left to wonder and chance
A path through the forest that he walked every day
His young daughters trailing behind
To the edge of the field where the trees fell away
To the edge of the untroubled mind

The heart is an infinite whole rising moon
Wisdom’s a soft falling rain
Youth is a faint and a faraway tune
And time is a slow moving train
A trip to the well to draw deep from the earth
Or you glance at mirror and discover your worth
Or plan a trip back to your favorite spot
To find your grandfather’s blue forget-me-not
Sometimes in my mind my grandfather talks
But most times…grandfather walks
The heart is an infinite whole rising moon
The heart is an infinite whole rising moon
The heart is an infinite whole rising moon
The heart is an infinite whole rising moon

Words and Music Copyright Bruce T Carroll (BTCSongs, ASCAP) 2021

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from First Bird To Sing, released September 1, 2021
Grandfather Walks
Bruce T Carroll (BTCSongs/ASCAP)
Acoustic Guitar/Lead Vocals: Bruce T Carroll
Bass/Vocals: Brandon Morrison
Drums/Percussion/Vocals: Lee Falco
Piano/Organ/Harmonium: Will Bryant
Accordian: Tommy Mandel
Violin: Sara Milonovich

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Bruce T Carroll New York, New York

With the release of First Bird To Sing, Bruce T. Carroll is completing a significant musical hat trick. In the short span of only five years, Bruce has written, recorded, and released three albums: Ruckus and Romance (2016), Finding You (2018), and now, First Bird To Sing. Throw in the 2020 release of his single Lift Your Head Up, and you have a body of formidable work! ... more

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