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I can see your house through the valley tonight
It’s the only light in the valley tonight
And I’m sure you’re there
With a fire lit, and your little kid

Hot black kettle and jasmine tea
The kinds of gifts you give to me
When I come around
‘Cause I’m coming round, you see

I told my love to put a light on
So coming o’er the bridge I might
Guide me home when I am far gone
Guide me home when nothing’s right

From the capitol the border towns
There’s an ugly rumor going round
That the dam has burst
And the worst is yet to come

But if the empire comes crashing down
In flash of light, or a burst of sound
Or a world war
I’ll be at your door, I’ll run

I told my love to put a light on
So coming o’er the ridge I might
Guide me home when I am far gone
Guide me home when nothing’s right
I told my love, I told my love to put a light on
I told my love, told my love to put a light on
I told my love, I told my love to put a light on

credits

from Spend Your Youth, released May 10, 2019
John Shakespear - Vocals, Guitar, String Arrangement
Sam Wilson - Guitar
Alex LaRue - Upright Bass
Gregory Hum - Drums
John Helyar - Violin, String Arrangement
Nathaniel Taylor - Cello

Devon Dawson - Producer, Engineer, Mastering, String Arrangement, Keyboards, Harp, Mellotron, Synthesizer, Percussion
Greg Giorgio - Mixing

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John Shakespear Brooklyn, New York

John Shakespear writes albums that tell a story from start to finish. The next one, 'Hail Bohemia,' comes out on May 17.

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