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Alta Falls Lyrics by The Barr Brothers

Alta Falls

2015

On the second day of June
Beneath an almost crescent moon
We played echoes with the fireflies

You were almost 17
On the bright side of a dream
Blowing kisses to the paperboy

And a ribbon that we drew
On Magnolia Avenue
Was September before they washed away

We were driving in the dark
Getting lost in Echo Park
Heard The Luyas on the radio

At the tolling of a bell
With rays of sunlight, morning fell
Clouds cast shadows on the fields below

All my words come tumbling down
Like violets in your curls
Oh, maybe it's just this kind of man
That goes diving for a pearl
'Til all my shackles and chains come off
I'm welded to the world
Was that so long ago?

With my ankles in the sand
Holding water in my hand
Disappearing beneath the shallow sea

You were running with balloons
Some were yellow, some were blue
Tied a message and you let them go

What I wanted to convey
But it was more than I could say
Was how beautiful I thought that was

You were almost 17
On the bright side of a dream
Blowing kisses to the paperboy

All my words come tumbling down
Like violets in your curls
Oh, maybe it's just this, just this kind of man
That goes diving for a pearl
'Til all my shackles and chains come off
I'm welded to the world

All my leaves come autumning down
My mouth is full of birds
Maybe it's just this just this kind of man
That goes diving for a pearl
'Til all my wheels and gears come off
I'm welded to the world

Was that so long ago?
Was that so long ago?

About “Alta Falls” by The Barr Brothers

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"Alta Falls" appears on "Alta Falls" in 2015.

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