A river runs through Townsend like that red blood flows through me
And in the fall when it all starts dying, I go to the firetree
And I bring my disappointment, my despair, my disarray
And I lay them at the roots there and it all just burns away
And I say: God, oh God, oh God, oh God, oh my God, oh my God
The roots move through the soil there like the veins beneath my skin
And autumn comes and like the sun, the firetree burns again
And my troubles turn to cinders and my anger and my pain
And the firetree goes on burning through the wind and through the rain
And I say: God, oh God, oh God, oh God, oh my God, oh my God
credits
from Archer Hollow,
released November 5, 2013
Words and music by Anthony Bowman
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