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Tend the Fire

by Howard Simon

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This is the first single from my new album, "Western Reserve," which will be released on August 27, 2019.

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Tend the Fire

Before we go, I just want to say
You made my life a wonder in a hundred different ways
But time moves on and the years roll by
You laugh, you lose, you learn to love, you live your life, you die
But who I am isn’t who I was
I love you and I always will, just because
And who I am isn’t who I’ll be
And you are in my heart and in my heart you’ll always be
My one

If I knew what went wrong
I’d write it in a sad and lonesome country song
And if I knew how to make it right
I’d love you through the long and lazy summer nights
But who I am isn’t who I was
And time defeats the purpose, as it often does
And who I am isn’t who I’ll be
I’ll find a place where I can keep my own company
As one

While you tend the fire
You tend the fire
You tend the fire
This time

I can’t deny, we’re getting old
The places that we’ve touched have started turning cold
I’d hold your hand if the myths were true
But I believe this is the last song that I’ll write for you
But who I am isn’t who I was
The night descends in silence, as it always does
And who I am isn’t who I’ll be
I wish you well, I wish you love, I wish you were with me
As one

While you tend the fire
You tend the fire
You tend the fire
This time

You tend the fire
While I’ll walk the wire
You tend the fire
This time

And now it’s time to end this song
Go with God, go with grace, but please don’t go too long
I’ll be here if you chance to call
I’ll look for you, I’ll look for love, I’ll try to see it all
As one

And I’ll tend the fire
I’ll tend the fire
I’ll tend the fire
While you’re gone

And I’ll tend the fire
While you walk the wire
I’ll tend the fire
From now on

credits

released August 27, 2019
Howard Simon: acoustic guitar, vocal
Derek Bianchi: electric guitar, bass, drums
Libby McLaren: keyboard, backing vocals
Paul Weiss: resophonic guitar

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Howard Simon San Francisco, California

I am a San Francisco-based singer-songwriter. My songs are about love (romantic and otherwise), family, morality and mortality. If there is a common thread to my songs, it is the people we love, the desire to do right, and the hope and fear, the peace and the struggle that constitute life bring wonder in addition to its joy and sadness, and sometimes loss. ... more

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