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the beginning

by David Burchfield

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When these things creep up on me Like wolves from the trees I am trapped and discovered By my footprints in the snow Were I to run the other way Looking for some escape I would run into some other trap Without knowing [ What can I d - o? What have I done? Just to gain another chance to get aw - ay A moment in the sun The wheat shines brown Some clear blue Kansas sky Just might save me.] But she’s persistently good And the weather’s turning fine And some hopeful intuition Of your power just comes to mind And little graces to me Like finding money on the street And then giving it away Just prove you love me [Chorus] My brother in another state Calls me up some days And I cannot help but ache For the grief he has made Like getting tangled in a web Or tripping over your own feet Some freedoms can be traded away Accidentally [Chorus] 2x
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Arkansas 02:54
When the spring came to the hi - lls Where my father’s family’s from We were swallowed in the green and blue Way down in Arkansas My grandmother and her sister Helped me trace back to my roots At the end of a long branch there hangs The love I have for you And I recognized their beauty And the measure of their strength In each wrinkle in their fair old skin And the features of your face And each new branch comes from somewhere And each tree grows from the earth And each story that is ever told Reflects one from before
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Levee Walk 03:04
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Have Tried 05:11
It’s been so long Since I first loved you That I can’t remember before And who I was then And who I am now Seem so indistinguishable {I know I’ve changed And I know you have too But I know I’m a better man now} [And I have tried To love you well And somehow come up short But I’ll go back And try again If you’ll only say the word.] What piece of your heart Have you hidden so long The treasure I have sought I’ve given my life To be denied When I finally found the door {What’s keeping you From loving me The way that I have loved you?} [Because I have tried To love you well And given all I could But if that somehow Is not enough What exactly are you looking for?] <I thought that we’d broke down All the walls in our way And we both thought that we’d stick for good Now all those dreams That you dreamed with me Seem lost, unrecoverable.>
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All is Well 09:06
How can I tell you All is well with my soul When you won’t listen To me anymore And stopped months ago [All is well. All is well.] It doesn’t phase me That you don’t care anymore I wouldn’t trade what I have now alone For what we had So long ago [Chorus] I was walking away from And looking ahead I’m into the curve now And deep in the tread And looking behind me I can’t see you there I’ll choose to remember The good that we had [Chorus] 2x

credits

released October 18, 2011

Produced, Engineered, Mixed, and Mastered by Mike Crawford at the Impossible Box.
Illustrations by Leslie Hammer.

David Burchfield - vocals, guitar
Leslie Hammer - banjo, fiddle, viola
Seth Jenkins - upright bass
Jeff Larison - pedal steel, dobro
Andy Michael - piano, accordion
Devon Russell - vocals, choir of angels

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David Burchfield Denver, Colorado

David Burchfield writes powerful Americana that gathers influences from folk, bluegrass, rock, and country. Burchfield’s literate lyrics meet emotive grace in nods to Josh Ritter, Glen Hansard, and David Ramirez. Burchfield has shared bills with Nick Bluhm, Anders Osborne, Guster, Joe Pug, David Ramirez, Noah Gundersen, Futurebirds, Denison Witmer, and the Way Down Wanderers. ... more

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