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I heard just the other day
Friend’s old doggy up and ran away
That’s what the do sometimes they say, when they’re dying

Run down to a peaceful place
Happy valley in the snowy glades
That’s where he chose to go and there was found lying

He chose to go to die alone
Found his peace out in the snow
Embrace the solitude that we'll all know when we're dying

My friend wasn’t even in town
Couldn’t believe when I heard what went down
His old man had just passed away he was flying home
On his return could have used his pal no denyin'
(Otis indecipherable)

He’s a bona fide stone cold killing, mountain man
And if you ever see him, gotta shake his hand
Bad luck on a good guy, don’t understand
Life of late done dealt him a bad hand

I heard the news too late
Wishes to my friend delayed
And I live so damn far away from the mountain
I wish I was the toasting spruce up on the mountain

If it happened to me don’t know what id do
But the mojo is strong and the love is too
You’ll be just fine with the folks that love you in the mountains

So from across the sea ill sing a song
Raise a glass to old spruce and bid so long
Joy that someone is where they belong in the mountains
That’s right where you belong, up in the mountains

He’s a bona fide stone cold killing, mountain man
He’ll drink you under the table and play in the band
I got some red-hot tips man, from the mojo hand
Feels real good to count him as a friend.

Try to think that he had to go,
Found his peace out in the snow
Embrace the solitude that we'll all know when were dying

When the light flickers gentle and then is gone
We all will be completely alone
Nothing to fear when the darkness comes if you’ve lived enough

He lived well, you’re living well, I’m trying real hard to live well

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from Tom McGuire & the Brassholes, released January 18, 2019
Spruce Moose
Horn arrangements by Liam Shortall
Slide guitar and pedal steel by Simon Posluns
Backing vox by Florence Quaye-Sowah and Kev Young

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