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There Was A Town

from Fieldnotes From a Caravan by Shanna Underwood

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Written while working on an archaeology crew in West Virginia. Feeling the small town life, and falling out of love with a very nice man.

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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

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from Fieldnotes From a Caravan, released January 31, 2011
Moriah Harris - Fiddle
Chris Clawson - Bass
Eric Elsner - Drums

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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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