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Buckeye Tree

from Poor Player by Misner & Smith

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Recorded at Bad Habit Recordings in San Francisco, CA in 2008. ©&℗ 2008 Misner & Smith/Scribble On The Wall Music. All Rights Reserved.

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BUCKEYE TREE

That’s my baby singing down to me
Hidden in the branches of a Buckeye tree
Sounds sweet, lord, it makes me cry
Tossin’ her notes to the eastern sky
Oh, how I wish she’d climb on down
But she’s got no interest in a life on the ground.

I’m down in the dirt she’s high in the air
Tree trunk feels like a straight back chair
I’ve tried and tried to bring her down with song
Life is short but these moments are long
She may not notice but I can’t leave
Wearing my heart on the edge of my sleeve.

She may come down soon one of these days
Thinking I’ll miss her is what makes me stay
I’ll still here steady through sleet and snow
I’ll hold the tree if a hurricane blows
Seasons pass right before my eyes
As her voice paints pictures on the eastern sky.

She dropped a necklace of white sea shells
Could’ve been a sign but I can’t tell
I love her now and I’ll love her when
The seasons come around to meet me again
She may not notice but I can’t leave
My girl singing up in this Buckeye tree.

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from Poor Player, released January 1, 2008
Sam Misner - Vocals and Acoustic Guitar
Megan Smith - Vocals and Mandolin

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Misner & Smith California

(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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