The Oregon Years

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Sometimes

Sometimes when the dawn comes late, and before the morning dew

I like to take a walk alone, just to think things through

I never could understand, and never could explain

The personality of the fool and how he resists change.

Profit margins getting small, anger on the rise

Now some of the hand to mouth crowd, think they can’t get by.

If we can’t adapt, or will not change, our ticket has arrived

Then with all the flat earth fools, we never will survive

Sometimes when the dawn comes late and before the morning dew

There lies a hidden world that only travelers knew

Never ever compromise, trust your instincts too

Then just watch your lifetime movie, right in front of you

It’s times like these that test your fate, wherever you reside

The planet is getting smaller, it’s time you must decide

To battle all the multitudes or cut loose to the hills

The air is always fresher there, and where time stands still

Away from all the multitudes where the pulse of life resides

Listen to the wilderness and let it ring inside

A pull so strong is telling you, just where you must belong

That voice inside the wilderness, makes every fiber strong

Preplan for the good times, forget the scrape-by days

Just make sure you know the score, if it goes away

Way beyond the loneliness, at the edge of hushed despair

Cabin fever is very real, and leaves a scar in there

You stayed too long and the money ran dry

You sit alone and wonder, how you will get by

Now winter’s closing in, and the candle it grows dim

The old man in the wilderness, that’s my soul within.

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I was down at the Mermaid Café, just before the noonday rush

I heard someone call out to me, in a solemn quiet hush

I know what you did she said, I know what you’ve done 

Hiding in your solitude, it’s how the hard jobs’ won 

Living in a mill town, that was past its prime 

Looking for solutions, to the changing times 

Present day America, full of hate and fear 

Hoping you don’t tread on me, or ever get too near 

I know what you did she said, I know what you’ve done 

Hiding in your solitude, it’s not for everyone 

Facing the solution, means staying on the run.

The Basin it was dying, algae on the bloom 

Ranchers and the farmers, ignored the problem too 

The solution to a problem, is always close at hand 

The truth will be your judge, it’s why you take your stand 

Take the issue farther up, there is someone you should know 

Inside the halls of justice, where the band aid money flows. 

When the feds threw up their heads, solstice came around 

Nature it was crying, and no one spoke a sound 

I know what you did she said, I know what you’ve done 

Hiding in your solitude, it’s how the hard jobs done 

The issue that important, you had to pack a gun.  

Federalies came to town, check book in their hand

Making friends with everyone, touting future plans 

Handing over mega bucks, that’s how you get it done 

Overpriced solutions, and greed will never run 

I know what you did she said, I know what you’ve done

Hiding in your solitude, it’s not for everyone 

Facing burning issues, means staying on the run.  

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