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The Somerville Line

from The Alley Walker by Dan Blakeslee

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THE SOMERVILLE LINE
By Dan Blakeslee
05/13/10

You left me feeling the guilt of an arrested man.
I was paralized and bleeding before I take the stand.
It felt like an arrow through my hand.

A thief has taken the wind upon the day that I set sail.
I'm helpless on the harbor no compass, no pail.
It felt like an arrow through my hand.

So I'm looking on a hero to lead me from the jail.
I'm being saved by the writer of “Jonah and the Whale”.
And the blue eyed healer who saw the first sign.
I was starvin' when he asked me to dine.

I wouldn't let the Eifel Tower burn or leave it stranded without care.
And the Mona Lisa you can ask the Louvre,
The best things they sometimes need repair.

You know where you can find me my dear these days I'm not hard to find.
Write me a letter don't hand me a fine,
While I'm livin' on the Somerville line.

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from The Alley Walker, released August 18, 2017

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Dan Blakeslee Kennebunkport, Maine

With a suitcase of songs, Maine folk troubadour Dan Blakeslee ventured into the subways of Boston in 1995 to practice his craft. His songs of true life adventures combine the essence of early folk music with a dose of country grit. In 2015 his dream of playing Newport Folk Festival became a reality, where Bob Dylan went electric 50 years earlier. His band release "Christmasland Jubilee" on 12.1.20 ... more

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