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Recorded live in a *very* local NYC bar on June 11th, 2021

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I had a dream I met you inside a guitar
Outshining naked light bulbs and dead behind the eyes
You came to me and asked me if I’d changed at all
And I said that I was still the same.

I’m leaving town with more baggage than when I arrived
My suitcase is bursting at the seems
My clothes were nice and folded when I arrived
But I’ve leaving with messes to clean

Out in the cold November’s chill
A moment when everything felt right
When you left I dropped a wish in to the well
And I asked God to send me home to you

I’m on a train that’s bound for New York
Before I left I said it was my home
If a man is an actor he can say he’s fine
And if not then he can hope anew.

Everything I needed was there
I found a strength in music I didn’t know I had
When my journey’s done
I know that I will see her once again.

I’m afraid when I see her next she’ll be with a man
Who’s better for her than me
I think of her and I cannot help but sing
She’s the reason my guitar neck bends

Fare thee well to Prince's Landing Stage
River Mersey, fare thee well
I am bound for Californi-A
It's a place that I know right well

So fare thee well, my own true love
And when I return, united we will be
It's not the leaving of Liverpool that grieves me
But my darling, when I think of thee

I have signed on a Yankee Clipper ship
'Davy Crockett' is her name
And Burgess is the Captain of her
And they say that she's a floating shame

I have sailed with Burgess once before
He's a man I know right well
If a man is a sailor, he can get along
And if nothing, he is sure in Hell

Now the sun is on the harbor, love
And I wish I could remain
For I know it will be a long, long time
Before I see you again

credits

from Heartbreak, Vanity, & Attention to Detail, released October 1, 2021
Vox - Joseph Valle-Hoag
Guitars - Joseph Valle-Hoag
Bass - Joseph Valle-Hoag
Mandolin - Joseph Valle-Hoag
Cajon - Daveed Buzaglo
Studio technician - Dustin Warnick

Special thanks to Evan Sibley, Zach Bokhour, Cecelia Auerswald, Jordan Rutter, Andrew Krupa, and Jason Tilton for breaking a glass while recording.

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Joseph Valle-Hoag New York, New York

New York based singer and songwriter. www.joevallehoag.com

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