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Open Space

by Mia Rose Lynne

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1.
That southern summer rain awakening my senses In the land of front porch swings and small white picket fences Years away I used to play In that southern summer rain blanketing the garden Where my grandpa used to sing “Goodnight Irene” His eyes were so light-hearted He made me laugh; I'll never forget that Take me back, I took for granted all the joys of southern rain It's not the same sweet simple Time has taken you away from me So I'll close my eyes and you'll come to life In that southern summer rain That southern summer rain tapping at my window I'm lying here awake beside this sleeping love I've come to know It feels just right That it's raining tonight Take me back, I took for granted all the joys of southern rain It's not the same sweet simple Time has taken you away from me So I'll close my eyes and you'll come to life In that southern summer rain
2.
One step closer to the grand finale war Did I make this bed we lie in? Always pushing for the way it was before Can you blame me for tryin'? Little love, I could take you back I can keep your heart intact No, don't you let it fade Don't lose sight of the burning days Were my beckonings not few and far between Am I mistaken? Was your reckoning a slow, long-lived retreat A love forsaken Little love, I could take you back I can keep your heart intact No, don't you let it fade Don't lose sight of the burning days I'm a far, far cry from gone Some might say I've been holding on To this ember for far too long Won't you help me, babe, to prove them wrong Little love, I could take you back I can keep your heart intact No, don't you let it fade Don't lose sight of the burning days Don't lose sight of the burning days Don't lose sight of the burning days
3.
All The Days 03:11
Could you spare another hour tonight? The winter winds are growin'; it's a bad time for alone California seems to do it right, that's the most I know It's been years since I could call her home I've adjusted to the ramblin' life Addicted to the run, eager to be done Put my trust in if the moment's right, it's all or none I'm thinkin' you could be the one All the days I spent without you Feel like such a waste All the ways I've gone, every whisper to move on Make it easier to stay Would you entertain this thought of mine And hold on for a while, it's worth a little trial See, I've had my fill of city lights and lonesome nights So would you stay a little while? 'Cause all the days I spent without you Feel like such a waste All the ways I've gone, every whisper to move on Make it easier to stay Oh I want you by my side again Wade if you want but I'm diving in Made up my mind and I'm just dying to begin All the days I spent without you Feel like such a waste All the ways I've gone, every whisper to move on Make it easier to stay All the ways I've gone, every whisper to move on Make it easier to stay Could you spare another hour tonight?
4.
A reminder to stand tall Under ceilings low It was easy to forget It was easy to be small Just before a sudden snow The first flake kissed the ground I assured you I was lost You assured me I'd been found I wanted to be saved, but not like this Drowning in a sea of helplessness It was easier to breathe before we kissed; You took my breath away If it was cold that winter night, I was unaware You embraced my every flaw You erased my every care Now a year has crept away I feel you by my side And the passing of the time Never fails to make me cry I wanted to be saved, but not like this Drowning in a sea of helplessness It was easier to breathe before we kissed; You took my breath away And all the air surrounding me Never tasted so sweet And all the ways I used to be Never felt so free I wanted to be saved, just like this Floating on a sea of helplessness So much easier to breathe after each kiss You take my breath away I'm trying to believe that this is real Praying I can give my heart until All that's left of it is yours alone to steal Like you stole my breath away
5.
Secret Place 03:41
Not too very far away There's a secret place I used to know If I were to leave today Could I convince you to follow? Come on, let's go It's a stage of stone out in the woods Our spotlight was the sun Where far too many times I stood Til the weary day was done I've been down every trail in this open space You take the high road and I'll take the low road, let's race Should the water rise, you'll be safe up high In our secret place Heard you may have lost your way That's an easy thing to do these days Someone came and shook your faith You're lookin' for the nearest escape I've been down every trail in this open space You take the high road and I'll take the low road, let's race Should the water rise, you'll be safe up high In our secret place And that sky blue will remind you that we are young And that sweet breeze through the oak trees is saying, son I've been down every trail in this open space You take the high road and I'll take the low road, let's race Should the water rise, you'll be safe up high Even time cannot erase Our secret place
6.
Shadows that leap across the wall Count them as sleep begins to fall I am your sheep; I'll keep you safe from harm Billowing in the salted breeze Guiding you through a sea of dreams I am your sail, rocking you in my arms If the moon decides to shine for you no more And the stars desert the sky through heaven's door When you're left with just the night and for a light you implore I'll be yours, oh I'll be yours Silver and gold and rubies gleam Pirates attack with violent schemes I am your shield, blocking their wielded swords Tossing and tumbling, restless sleep Sinking and crumbling, in too deep I am your wave; I'll lift you to safety's shore If the moon decides to shine for you no more And the stars desert the sky through heaven's door When you're left with just the night and for a light you implore I'll be yours, oh I'll be yours
7.
I believe in no regrets With that said, if I did, a couple come to mind Convinced myself that I paid all debts All I wanna do is call and ask if there's still time Let me love you, let me love you now Let me love you, let me love you now Cause I'm sinking and I don't know how to not Funny when the flood washed the soil away Things we buried long ago floated to the top Maybe it all was a big mistake Your face and all these words running through my head and it won't stop Let me love you, let me love you now Let me love you, let me love you now Cause I'm sinking and I don't know how to not Stubborn I can be til I get what I want Then when I have it I throw it all away Admitting I was wrong was the easiest part The hardest is waiting to hear if you'll say Let me love you, let me love you now Let me love you, let me love you now Cause I'm sinking and I don't know how to not
8.
The oil from your hand ruins a butterfly's wings By the time I was five, I'd learned these kinds of things Pretty to look at and precious to hold No, nothing you touch turns to gold A frog is a tadpole you had to let grow A sunflower's high but it starts down below Everything dies, when you're young you don't know No, nothing you touch turns to gold And with the passing of the days, How do you let them fall away? Even the sunset seems to call, You never can hold on to it all A wave has to crash and then no longer be But it wasn't a wave, just a part of the sea A ripple's a gift that you start with a stone No, nothing you touch turns to gold Nothing you touch turns to gold Nothing you touch turns to gold
9.
Hanging above is a Cheshire cat moon With half a smile he'll vanish soon I know it's never pleasant to be taken for a fool But I would for you Tunneling low through a hole in the ground A brave young soul burrows down It's hard to carve a way out with no sunlight shining through But I would for you Baby are you lonesome tonight? I can tell there's something on your mind I can see the empty in your eyes and I can't fill the void, it's true But if I could, I would for you Weathered and worn is a dated cartoon Often played, rarely viewed It's not easy to appease when you've been faded out and used But I would for you Baby are you lonesome tonight? I can tell there's something on your mind I can see the empty in your eyes and I can't fill the void, it's true But if I could, I would for you Where have you gone? Are you somewhere in the wind? Are you travelin' on your own? Baby are you lonesome tonight? I can tell there's something on your mind I can see the empty in your eyes and I can't fill the void, it's true But if I could, I would for you I would for you
10.
I could pose as a weakling, unashamed of deceiving I could make you believe my dreams were full I could strike up a smile in the face of denial and I'm sure you'd be sold I was never the one to hold my tongue That was never the way I got things done I could let you forget me with the greatest of ease But that wouldn't be me I could call it a game now, I could be on my way out I could lay down this pair of wings to fold I could be more forgiving, I could be less forbidding I could not be so bold I was never the one to hold my tongue That was never the way I got things done I could let you forget me with the greatest of ease But that wouldn't be me That wouldn't be me And the longer they call for surrender The longer they call for my pride I will never be one for pretending I've got nothing to hide I was never the one to hold my tongue That was never the way I got things done I could let you forget me with the greatest of ease But that wouldn't be me That wouldn't be me.
11.
I wake long before the alarm You know that's new for me It's easy without your sweet arms to tempt me back to sleep I won't pretend it was wrong These are better days Wiser apart in our strong march through the change But when the sun goes down, When the sun goes down, When the sun goes down... Do you miss me? Telephone calls from the friends I haven't seen in years After all of the time I spent crying I'm laughing through the tears No, I won't pretend it was wrong There are no more fights Nothing to do but press on, Reaching new heights But when the sun goes down, When the sun goes down, When the sun goes down... Do you miss me? You weren't mine I wasn't yours Just two people in love and it ran its course So, we leapt and fell I still wish you well How many times will I wake From dreaming you're still here? Before I can sleep through the night, Before you disappear? I won't pretend it was wrong These are better days Soon you'll have somebody new taking my place But when the sun goes down, When the sun goes down, When the sun goes down... Will you miss me? Will you miss me?

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released May 10, 2014

Produced by Brendan Harkin
Recorded by Adam Smith at Wildwood Recording
Mixed and Mastered by John Jaszcz and Jon Blass

MUSICIANS:
Mia Rose Lynne, David Angell, John Catchings, Eric Darken, David Davidson, Stuart Duncan, Evan Hutchings, Rob Ickes, Jack Jezzro, Mike Johnson, Mark T. Jordan, Betsy Lamb, Bob Mater, John Mock, Nicholas Palmer, Bob Patin, Michael Rinne, Nicole Staley, B.H

Strings arrangements by Philip Keveren

Photography by Kelsey Cherry
Graphics by Kathy Hussey

All songs written by Mia Rose Lynne
Copyright 2014 Mia Rose Music, BMI & Wildwords Music Publishing, BMI

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Mia Rose Lynne Nashville, Tennessee

Mia Rose Lynne is a northern California native now living in Nashville. Songwriting accolades include 2017 Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk Contest winner, finalist in the 2018 Telluride Troubadour Contest, 2018 Songwriter Serenade, 2018 Wildflower Arts and Music Festival Contest, and 2017 Rocky Mountain Folks Fest Songwriter Showcase. ... more

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