From the recording Waltz In Your Mind
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<p><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">I am especially pleased that Abbie Gardner (of Red Molly) agreed to join the long-distance band for this song bringing both her dobro’s sweet melancholy and her crisp soprano harmony. And it is always an honor to have Ron Stewart (of The Seldom Scene) join in the music-making.</span><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;"> <br /><br /></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">Be sure to checkout both<a href="http://www.abbiegardner.com/"> http://www.abbiegardner.com </a> and <a href="http://redmolly.com">http://redmolly.com</a> to learn more about Abbie, a talented instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter. A quick check of <a href="http://www.ronniestewart.com/about">http://www.ronniestewart.com/about </a>will make clear why I say it’s an honor to have Ron a part of this project. Lucky me in both cases!<br /></span></p>
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<p><strong><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">© 2006 Steven E. Cutts (revised 2013, 2015)<br /></span></strong><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;"></span><strong><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">recorded and mixed in fall/winter 2015 </span></strong><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">by Jim Robeson (with help from Laurence Heimemann who recorded Abbie in Jersey City, NJ)<br /><br /></span></p>
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<li><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">Steve, </span><em><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">guitar</span><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;"> and </span><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">lead vocal</span></em></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">Abbie Gardner, </span><em><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">dobro</span><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;"> and </span><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">harmony vocal</span></em></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">Jim Robeson, </span><em><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">bass</span></em></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">Ron Stewart, </span><em><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">fiddle</span></em></li>
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Lyrics
<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">Take a deep breath; close your eyes</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">And imagine a dance floor; musicians appear.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">Count out the rhythm: “one-two-three, one-two-three”;</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">Move with the pulse that only you hear.<br /><br /></span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">There’s no need to stand; stay put if you’re seated,</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">And nod to the beat in three-quarter time.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">To share this diversion, a partner’s not needed;</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">Just waltz by yourself all alone in your mind.<br /><br /></span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">No need to be young; no need to be nimble;</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">Improvise melodies; you set the tempo.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">A waltz in the mind is really quite simple,</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">Its pleasure entirely your own.</span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;"><br />Draw inspiration from all that is holy --</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">From the laughter of children -- from a stream tumbling by --</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">From the tune of a songbird -- a cat purring deeply --</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">The breeze that is shifting the clouds in the sky.<br /><br /></span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">Maybe you waltz ‘cross the dew drops of morning –</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">Around snow that drifted last night without warning –</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">Through lightning and thunderheads, booming and storming --</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">No two of these waltzes the same.</span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;"><br />It’s your choice: do you wish to lead or to follow?</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">Steer sweeping turns like the flight of a swallow,</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">Stride right ahead just as straight as an arrow,</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">Or whirl like a dervish entranced.<br /><br /></span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">You might think a waltz by yourself would be lonely,</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">But think of it more as a chance that’s well-timed.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">No set duration, it finishes only</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">When you have grown tired of the waltz in your mind.</span></p>