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Ma and Pa

from Seeds for Harvest by Whetherman

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I asked the sun where do you lay
Why do you hide from the milky way
And if the moon shows your rays
Then why don’t you touch everyday?

I asked my Ma about time and waves
She explained to me they’re one in the same
And though I’d thought that was hard to maintain
I see it all now in the colors and shapes

I asked my Pa about following plans
He held his heart like I grew into a man
He said what can you make with your own hands
Without a need for luster or demand?

I am only need of a mountain green
Of a stone rolling me towards the sea
And silence to hear them ring
With the eyes of a world that sings
My lover, too, she sees these things

Now that gospel ran through me like a thunder calling
And for years I’d been wandering and patiently stalling
My kin are a rambling and a learning while falling
And asking the same questions to their Ma and their Pa

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from Seeds for Harvest, released April 30, 2015

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Whetherman Jacksonville, Florida

Nicholas Williams, also known as Whetherman, is a seasoned, bucolic folk artist mixing the likes of Ray Lamontagne or Van Morrison with all the poetic feels of Bob Dylan’s early recordings. The traveling troubadour is known for artfully bridging the gap between folk, blues, country, and soul with a timeless finish. ... more

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