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Woodcutter's Son

from Tide, Timber and Grain by Paul Handyside

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In the heat of the day beneath the shade of the pine / she watched him carving their names together for a lifetime / Charmed by his smile and a sweet northern tongue / dreamt of a life with the woodcutter's son // Their days were selfish and long / their summer measured in years / but his horizons drew strong and envied other careers / He swore he'd return and wanted no other one / and would always remain her woodcutter's son // She carries a tune but her heart is still strung / to play every note for that woodcutter's son // Bring on the night bring on the rain / wash away yesterday's dream / Bring in the tide, timber and grain / dry is the well and the stream // From a cradle of hope into forest of sin / the world will open your eyes to temptations within / But true to her own heart turned her head for no one / and bided her time for that woodcutter's son // Well seven years have passed / the fields are barren and clear / but on a fine May morn she saw two figures appear / One was her true love / the other still young / Who went by the name of the woodcutter's son / But what would she give / the last breath from her lungs / To walk side by side with those woodcutter's sons.

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from Tide, Timber and Grain, released April 1, 2016

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Paul Handyside Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK

Paul Handyside is a folk and roots singer songwriter, formerly of eighties indie darlings Hurrah! whose songs now fuse pop with folk-tinged americana. The fourth album "Loveless Town" was released in 2021.

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