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Only Need the Stars

from Suspended in Air EP by The Summer Januaries

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Only Need the Stars
(Sean Michael Robinson)

Katie was the first of us to make it
she cut her hair — I followed down the tracks
with a little food and a baseball bat for practice
we carried everything upon our backs

we'd walk the edge of every town we came to
till nothing was left open but the bars
then we'd sit awhile and watch the twilight dwindle
until we fell asleep under the stars

they hover far above our indiscretions
they twinkle from a place we can't conceive
and you can beg and you can plead for their protection,
but a little light is all that you'll receive

they caught us half a mile out of Lakeland
Katie ran so fast they didn't have a chance
well they cuffed me quick and tossed me in the back seat
and I begged and cried, o please don't take me back

an hour gone is an hour of aching
I just paced the cell and imagined the sky
outside the crickets called out for each other
looking for a friend to help them pass the time

now the school is gone and the church is boarded over
and Muffler King has muffled its last car
four decades on there's nothing left to see here
and sympathy won't carry you too far
you can keep your prayers, I only need the stars

credits

from Suspended in Air EP, released January 12, 2019
Sean Michael Robinson—vocals, acoustic guitar, percussion, bells
Rachel Erin Robinson—vocals, violin
Luke Morton—accordion, vocals
Kevin Walsh—upright bass

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Cynthia Marie—piano

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The Summer Januaries San Diego, California

Rachel Erin Robinson - vocals, fiddle, guitar, piano
Sean Michael Robinson - vocals, guitar, piano, drums

The Summer Januaries formed as a busking duo in Seattle, injecting fiddle tunes into harmony laden arrangements of their favorite songs. These inventive arrangements soon became the defining element of their sound. They have continued writing original music, performing throughout the world. ... more

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