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how will i know where i am

from your own true man by Dan Johnson

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if i cant see the milky way
when i step out of my door at night
if i cant see those stars shining
their ancient alien light
if I cant smell the woodsmoke floating in on the winter wind
and i cant hear an owl singing to his lonesome friend
and i cant taste the spark that lit the first fire
and i cant pick a tune because my back is tired

how will i know where i am
how will i know where i am
if im standing in the universe
in this ever expanding moment
on the crest of a mighty wave
how will i know where i am

i found out that my telephone
cant take a picture of a star
and a bunch of 1s and 0s
cant really say where you are
because if you keep walking
and you walk far enough
pretty soon youll realize
you brought too much stuff
then you get down to it you try to leave it all behind
thats when you realize that you been walking inside your mind

when i was a little boy
i fell out of a boat
into a mighty ocean
then i learned to float
then i learned to swim
and i learned how dive
and i learned i didnt need to breath
just to keep myself alive
then i began to fly way up into the air
and i woke up in my memories curled up on the stairs

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from your own true man, released June 1, 2018

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Dan Johnson Burlington, Vermont

low key folk music - (how many?) records, a few (dozen?) years worth of weird gigs, no pressure y'all... did shows with some great folks and I just love country bluegrass and any kinda folk song mostly...

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