Passage of Stars

from Bones by Melissa Ruth

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lyrics

Our bed is cold tonight
Like every night since she’s been gone
And I am watching the passing cars
And the passage of stars into dawn

I used to be a lover, her black hair through my hands
I used to be a worker, my back bent to the land

But my fields are still now that I’ve gone,
It’s been so long I can’t recall
How white the snow, how low the Manitoba prairie,
How hard the rain did fall.

I used to be a sinner, sweet apple in my palm
I used to be a gambling man, what could go wrong?

I am quiet now that everyone is gone
It seems there’s no one left to tell it all to.
Besides, what are an old man’s stories but dreams of youth, lies,
A young man’s truth?

I used to be a father, little ones ‘round my knee
I used to be a poet, at least that’s what she told me.
I used to be a hero, I used to be a devil on bent knee,
I used to be a free wheelin son-of-a-bitch,
Now I’m just free

Free to watch the passing cars
Free to watch the passage of stars
Free

credits

from Bones, released March 24, 2023
Melissa Ruth- Electric Guitar, Vocals
Johnny Leal- Lead Guitar
Scoop McGuire- Bass
Matt Hill- Keys
Cameron Siegal- Drums

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Melissa Ruth Oregon

Doo-Wop Twang:The space of blues, the teeth of country, and the grit of rock n roll.

discography

Bones

Mar 2023
Meteor

Mar 2019
Riding Mercury

Jul 2014
Ain't No Whiskey

Oct 2011

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