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South Bend Soldiers On

from Upland Stories by Robbie Fulks

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You see them as the trees turn on Colfax Avenue
These lonely girls they come out in the fall
With hearts they drag behind them like long black bridal trains At my age I feel a father to them all.
I see more than I need to from my front porch swing
These days pale to old remembered joy
Sometimes when I'm not thinking I fall to my knees and sing Where is my boy? Where is my blue-eyed boy?
This midwest that I love proved little more to him
Than a place you watch grow smaller from a train
If he came back a grown man his eyes would surely swim To see this place where so much is the same.
One God assures our freedom, two armies keep control
The U.S. for the young ones, Salvation for the weak and old
Keep your burdens from your neighbor, Leave a good name when you're gone
People last but a lifetime, South Bend soldiers on.
Now the widows of last season flirt in the summer shade Their griefs are torn like bad fruit from the vine
The touches of lost lovers, they burn and then they fade While dreaming never lets go of your mind.
Me, I look each evening at a photo by the bed
And each morning at another sunrise
And if all that we're made of is the ghosts inside our head Who could blame us for pretending otherwise?

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from Upland Stories, released April 1, 2016

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Robbie Fulks Chicago, Illinois

Robbie Fulks is a recording artist, instrumentalist, & songwriter living in Chicago. His most recent release, Upland Stories, earned wide-spread recognition & 2 Grammy® nominations. His early work helped define the 90s "alt-country" movement while his newer work extends that tradition with old-time rambles, reflections on love, & the troubles the people. ... more

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