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The Briars and the Brome

from The Briars and the Brome by Return To Normal

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Inspired by Corinne's description of her experience doing volunteer work on a run-down cemetery near our home in North Judson, Indiana, USA.

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the briars and the brome

the morning frost sparkled
on the briars and the brome
as they packed up the van
by a house in the corn
and they took what would fit
if it wasn’t too old
and they wore their tough skin
and took what they’d learned
and they never returned
no they never returned

and a handful of crows
watched atop a dead tree
when that screen door slammed shut in ’73
and a corn picker clattered
from a half a mile away
and then the crows scattered
into the November grey
and they never returned
no they never returned.

they lived in Las Vegas
until about ’81
dealing cards or whatever
would get the job done
after that, we kinda' lost touch
where they’re at
I just can’t say
old friends like the summertime
move on and they fade away
and they never return
no they never return

center pivot irrigation
rolls over their old yard
and they seem to leave it running
even when it’s raining hard
and the house was 'dozed down
and burned with the trees
and they never returned
no they never returned

now in a little cemetery
on a little sand road
many stones are toppled
and the grass don’t get mowed
‘cause those names ain’t familiar
to folks round here now
and they never return
no they never return.

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from The Briars and the Brome, released September 22, 2015
Written, produced, performed and recorded by Return to Normal. Mastered by Jon Huxtable, smallfishrecordings.

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Return to Normal is Corinne and Marty Lucas -- mostly acoustic oriented new folk with a theatrical and storytelling approach, rich tonal blends and a subtle infusion of jazz and soul elements.

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