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Patient

from Spokedog by David Alan Thornton

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The promises we made when we were younger
They have a bite now that we are old
Our happiness hides behind our hunger
Our sweeter days lie beneath a mold
It’s frailty for my fashionista
Our pleasantry turns to tooth-and-nail
A bitter pill for this bon artiste
I’m swallowed up- Jonah in the whale

But look me in the eye- I’ll take care of you
Til the day I die- I’ll take care of you
You’ll be warm in the winter
Cool in the summer
And in the in-between times
We’ll try to be patient
Babe, we have got to be patient

And I’ll build a house from sticks and stones
I’ll build a bed, for you to rest your bones
I’ll build a garden for you to eat from
I’ll build a fire for you to get your heat from
I’ll build a bridge over the river’s courses
I’ll build a stable where you can hold your horses
I’ll build a cabin for you to roam to
And I’ll build a husband that you can always come back home to

And I’ll try to be patient
Babe, we have got to be patient
We have got to be, got to be, got to be, got to be patient

If you would just look me in the eye- I’ll take care of you
Til the day I die- I’ll take care of you
You’ll be warm in the winter
Cool in the summer
And in the in-between times
We’ll try to be patient
We’ll try to be patient
We’ll try to be patient
Babe, we have got to be patient

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from Spokedog, released December 1, 2013

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David Alan Thornton New York, New York

Alaska-raised, NYC-based, singer-songwriter David Alan Thornton has has been called "too open-minded for the Midwest and too open-hearted for New York." As a performer, his "soulful vocal stylings compliment confessional lyrics that border on literary greatness." With a sound in the middle of David Bowie and Cat Stevens, you might call him an alternative-folk-rock singer, but who really knows? ... more

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