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Halfway Home

from Halfway Home by Misner & Smith

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Misner & Smith's first full length album, released in 2004 then re-recorded at Zone Recordings in Cotati, CA and re-released in 2011.
©&℗ 2004 and 2011 Misner & Smith/Scribble On The Wall Music. All Rights Reserved.

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That first night I met her, her eyes were blazing
Staring me down with her smile
All I could do to keep my cards steady
Was to lay them right down on the pile.

Though the queen of spades was matched with her husband
And all of their court was in tow
She smiled once again, keeping her distance
My straight flush fell flat on the floor.

Well, laughter and yelling couldn’t pierce my attention
Without looking I knew where she was.
Sending out shots of her full throttle laughter
That ran through the walls of my blood.

My nerves were sparks spinning like cyclones
My eyes held a coal-fire gaze.
I gathered up my words, which soon slipped, fell and faltered,
Speechless, I went to her just the same.

So a wordless conversation we held in the kitchen
Spoken with eyes bright like chrome
And then suddenly her words burst forth in a whisper:
“Would you like me to walk you halfway home?”

She spoke, she spoke! And her laughter was contagious,
I caught it and I threw it back again.
“Yes please” was my answer to this part-time modern dancer
And we strolled into the night and were gone.

We stood on a hill near a church overlooking
The town that lay sleeping down below.
Up above scattered stars hung in between where the clouds clung
In the spot that I stood Time broke down.

We spoke of bits and pieces of our lives and the pathways
That happened to lead us to this hill.
And though our destination’s hazy and at times I know I’m crazy
The magic of that night drives me still
And if these memories start to fade like ages that are past and gone
That night will live forever in this song.

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from Halfway Home, released March 22, 2004
Sam Misner - Vocals and Acoustic Guitar
Megan Smith - Vocals, Upright Bass, and Mandolin
Engineered and mixed by Blair Hardman

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(my-zner) & smith
Northern California-based unclassifiable duo Misner & Smith treasure the unpredictability of their band. Technically precise songwriting mirrored with an improvisatory spirit and soaring harmonies are the hallmark of their sound. On their new album, "All is Song", they turn in their finest work to date, an album of inspired declarations to the power of music and song. ... more

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