I've Got a Good Friend Back Home

from The Great Whale — or, Say It; Don't Spray It. by Bill Carson

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i got a good friend back home
yeah, i got a good friend back home
no lost in a crowd
no running around
wandering out on my own
no, i got a good friend back home

and i've got a little bird that sings
no "talk of the town"
no "stop breakin' down"
no chorus and orchestra strings
no, but i've got a little bird that sings

and i got a stone in my hand
yeah i got a stone in my hand
no cavalry ride
no gun at my side
no early dawn normandy sand
no, but i got a stone in my hand.

and i know a good way back home
yeah, i know a good way back home
no aeroplane flying
no bullet train line
from tokyo, paris or rome
but i know a good way back home

and i got a good friend back home.

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from The Great Whale — or, Say It; Don't Spray It., released December 19, 2009
BC: guitar, vocal
Nick Jenkins: drums
Jonathan Gray: bass
Michael Flynn: piano
Michael Trent: vocal

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Bill Carson Charleston, South Carolina

Bill Carson is a musician in Charleston, South Carolina. In the past decade or so, he has written, performed, and recorded music with a great diversity of artists in various contexts, from folk musicology and underground experiments to formal concert works and commissions for theatre, dance, and film. ... more

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