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A Simple Thing

from Siren Songs Part One by Dave Shiflett

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From the EP 'A Simple Thing'

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If you will give me love
A little at a time
I will take that love
And press it into wine
And I pour that wine
On nights when we are blue
It’s just a simple thing
A thing two lovers do
A simple thing today
But not tomorrow so
The night will follow day
Some nights will pass so slow
It’s just a simple thing
A thing two lovers do
A thing I do for you

If you will give me hope
I’ll bake it into bread
And when we have no hope
I’ll see that we are fed
And on those hopeless nights
I will pour the wine
The wine that we have saved
A little at a time
It’s just a simple thing
But not tomorrow so
The night shall follow day
Some nights will pass so slow
It’s just a simple thing
A thing two lovers do
A thing I do for you

It’s just a simple thing
Like early morning rain
That on our longest day
You pray will come again
A love beyond the heart
A hope that knows no time
A truth baked into bread
A truth pressed into wine

And I will pour the wine
And I will bake the bread
And on our darkest night
I’ll see that we are fed
And we will have our hope
And will live our love
Till good times come again
Till good times come again

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from Siren Songs Part One, released February 20, 2023

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Dave Shiflett Virginia

Dave Shiflett is a lifelong journalist and writer, musician and, more recently, a composer. He has created a dozen CD-length recordings of songs for female and male vocalists, and another six for solo guitar, orchestra, and chamber ensembles. Most of that music will be archived at this site over the next several months. ... more

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