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Old time heroes die hard

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A plea for change in times of Covid
I Saw Cowboys Going Home
1. I saw cowboys going home
Riding backwards through the storm
Silent movie, black and white
I still wonder why they’re riding tonight
And the time goes slow
Waiting for your love to find them
Far away from home
Fighting shadows in the canyon
I can hear the coyotes counting
All the days without a meal
I can hear the coyotes singing
You must pay for what you steal
As the sun sets in the West
And their riding days are done
I saw cowboys going home

2. I saw sailors going home
Badly beaten by Cape Horn
Big waves crashing
On the main
Dreaming of the day they see land again
And the time goes slow
Waiting for your love to find them
Far away from home
Running from the pirates’ cannon
I can hear the seabirds crying
To the oarsman in the scow
I can hear the seabirds crying
Save the sea and save it now
And the sun burns like a light house
As their sailing days are done
I saw sailors going home

3. I saw soldiers going home
Leaving fields without their guns
Hearts are broken
Damaged brains
Dreaming of the day they see peace again
And the time goes slow
Waiting for your love to find them
Far away from home
Far beneath the clouds of mayhem
I can hear the buzzards counting
As the violin plays reels
I can hear the buzzards counting
All the graves down in the fields
Still the sun stands like a beacon
Though the days will not be long
I saw soldiers going home

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from Family History, released March 9, 2023
Songwriter J.W. McClure on guitar and vocals: Thaddeus Spae on guitarron and harmonies; Harmonies by Kristi and Steve Nebel

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J.W. McClure Seattle, Washington

J.W. McClure lives in Stanwood, Washington. This is a career restarted for me. In the 1970’s I was often an opening act at the Washington D.C. clubs, The Cellar Door and The Childe Harold for Tom Paxton, Dave Van Ronk, Tom Rush and many well known bands. In the 1980’s I returned to Washington to do folk music, satire and stand-up comedy before getting swamped by family and other work. ... more

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