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Fieldnotes From a Caravan

by Shanna Underwood

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1.
There Was a Town Shanna Underwood There was a town It started small Smelled like saltwater and smoke in the fall But folks move around And now its grown They weren't lying when they said you can't go home You can never go home You can't love a town for what you want it to be You've got to love that town for what it is And find a little happiness There was a boy He was kind and strong In a young girl's eyes he could do no wrong But folks move around And now she's gone Left for school, but this is till the only town he's known Old mills and stone You can't love a man for what you want him to be You've got to love that man for what he is And find a little happiness There was a time When we knew it all Local news at five, the world's so small But folks move around They learn a thing or two And start to wonder about what they thought was true What they thought was true You can't love a town for what you want it to You got to love that town for what it is And find a little happiness There was a town It started small Smelled like saltwater and smoke in the fall Folks move around Now it's grown They weren't lying when they said you can't go home You can never go home
2.
Appalachia to the Himalayas Shanna Underwood Sebago Lake in the summer time Come on in, the water is fine Don't be shy, take it all off I'll tell you a secret after it gets dark The leaves are on fire, they're starting to fall When they blow away, it makes me feel so small I light the wood left in the stove, the smell of smoke Makes me feel less alone From Appalachia to the Himalayas I never met anyone like you The cold north wind makes our lashes freeze When the ocean smells like tears, it's hard to leave Come on now hon, it's getting cold I can drive, down the back road slow From Appalachia to the Himalayas I never met anyone like you The snow is gone, it melts away old pain Wash away the hurt with a cool June rain If we could just climb up that mountain Well I hear, there's a nice view From Appalachia to the Himalayas I never met anyone like you Sebago Lake in the summer time Come on in, the water is fine
3.
Venus Burns 03:10
Venus Burns Shanna Underwood I can see Venus in the sky tonight She's burning up, she must know your touch Keeps her distance, keeps an even pace When the moon is full, even she can feel that pull Will you hold me, just like an old friend All through the night, all through the night Come on and hold me, just like an old friend All through the night, all through the night The earth is turning, help me slow it down I only make demands because I know you can I don't mean to ask that much from you Hell I don't mean to But I'm sure I do Will you hold me, just like an old friend All through the night, all through the night Come on and hold me, just like an old friend All through the night, all through the night Venus fades sometimes her light is dim She spins around, no plans to settle down Tonight she's dancing with the moon Yeah they like to be free Honey so do we But Will you hold me, just like an old friend All through the night, all through the night Come on and hold me, just like an old friend All through the night, all through the night Come on hold me just like that old friend You used to love honey way back then Come on hold, just like an old friend All through the night
4.
Dusty Books 03:20
Dusty Books Shanna Underwood Is everyone asleep Are you dreaming or aware Will you seek the truth Or sit with your hollow soul and stare There must be more to life Than what I'm seeing What kind of power is held In the pages of a few dusty books There's a fire in this mind Brighter than a burning house raging But they'll burn these ashes down to ashes When they find that I'm too far gone for saving There must be more to life Than what I'm seeing What kind of power is held In the pages of a few dusty books Well I know someone's out there Yeah, I know someone's watching me But have they seen weeds grow into wonders Or are they too afraid to see That there must be more to life Than what we're seeing What kind of power is held In the pages of a few dusty books
5.
Dream Next to Me Shanna Underwood You tell me I'm wild I'm just a little too much for your taste Turn it back on yourself and that might be the case We could ramble around and make a mess of this town I'll pretend you don't know that I'll never settle down Dream, next to me Come one and dream next to me It's been a long time since you've been love And I don't make it easy, but it must be easy enough I don't believe in much, but you believe in luck As long the drive to move on still gives us a tug Dream, next to me Come one and dream next to me We're like a wildfire that fell out of grace Every once in a while we make a disgrace of ourselves But we know we'll make it through At least, I do When we dream, when we dream Come on and dream next to me
6.
Small City Walls Shanna Underwood What you do when what's expected isn't what you want What you do say when what's right isn't what you mean What do you dream when it's always the same scene Is it you, or is it just me The walls have started talking again Sometimes the truth is thicker than your skin This town is so small, don't think I can handle it at all Being alone isn't the same as being lonely Take off the cover, unscrew the lid It might be the real thing, except it never is Whey bother wearing a mask when everybody knows who you are Then again, something here needs to change The walls have started talking again Sometimes the truth is thicker than your skin This town is so small, don't think I can handle it at all Being alone isn't the same as being lonely Boxes confines labels I don't think I'm able I'm falling down One mistake is all it takes Before you hit the ground The walls have started talking again Sometimes the truth is thicker than my skin This town is so small, don't think I can stand it at all Being alone isn't the same as being lonely
7.
Picket Fences Shanna Underwood If we're going to make this work out right You're gonna make me cry, I'm gonna make you fight If you think love doesn't hurt, you're fooling yourself I want to go deeper than the American dream allows A red rose is not what this is about Chorus: I want to live in the world not behind a white picket fence I'm not afraid of change and I don't pretend to know what love is I'm taking off today for someplace I've never been I'm asking you, will you see me through I need it to be real, not just for the show I don't want to ever forget, I don't want the weight of you to lift You made me remember why, I do what I do And I why I love people like you Chorus I won't work 9 to 5 with that kind of job I'm barely alive Can you follow this girl around while she chases her dreams I'll be on the road again soon, and I'd like to have you next to me But I, I know how it is, It's not what we want it to be Chorus
8.
Move Along 03:38
Move Along Shanna Underwood Hey, hey now I've got to move along I know you're stuck there while I'm gone Hey, hey now I'll think of you every day I know I'll see you somewhere on the way I, I could love you If you let me I, I could love you If you let me If you let me, I'd be strong with you Hey, hey I know you're a dreamer too Maybe that's why I like you Sometimes when we're both asleep I know in our dreams we meet I, I could love you If you let me I, I could love you If you let me If you let me, I'd be strong with you While I'm gone, you can do as you please But please don't forget about me I left a piece of my heart on the ground So you know where I can be found I, I could love you If you let me I, I could love you If you let me If you let me, I'd be strong with you Hey, hey now I've got to move along I know you're stuck there while I'm gone
9.
Willingly 04:44
Willingly Shanna Underwood There's a shore that's safe We call it home Water looks deep and cold, but there's a life out there I know The siren of dreams is calling me Saying jump on in Somedays you just got to let it go But my fingers getting torn baby busted and worn Scraping at the shell of a dream I get up in the morning and run Cause I don't know how else to be I may fall on the pavement I may get rained on But I'll walk into that ocean, willingly There are some days you think you could be someone Until you realize that you already were What will you do today To prove it to the world A guitar pick in my hand means more than that piece of paper But my fingers getting torn baby busted and worn Scraping at the shell of a dream I get up in the morning and run Cause I don't know how else to be I may fall on the pavement I may get rained on But I'll walk into that ocean, willingly Does it hurt you less to have a head full of smoke Than to really let it, oh let it seep on in Is there something on your mind, that rolls around at night I won't tell you what's good for you 'Cause you've been so good for me And I think everything is gonna be okay But my fingers getting torn baby busted and worn Scraping at the shell of a dream I get up in the morning and run Cause I don't know how else to be I may fall on the pavement I may get rained on But I'll walk into that ocean, willingly My fingers getting torn baby busted and worn Scraping at that shell of a dream

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Fieldnotes From a Caravan is a compilation of travel songs written from experiences in Nepal, Thailand, and across the U.S. From dreaming of new places, to leaving people behind.

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released January 31, 2011

Shanna Underwood - Songwriting, vocals, acoustic guitar
Chris Clawson - stand-up bass
Josh Pessar - electric guitars and acoustic on track 8
Kevin Gordon - electric guitars
Moriah Harris - fiddle
Eric Elsner - drums/percussion
Troy Jones - drums/percussion
Joe Bloom - Harmonica

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Shanna Underwood Portland, Maine

I'm not always leaving, just taking the long way home. Rich, powerful vocals accompany travel songs from the ends of the world and back.

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