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Grateful (Cornwell Avenue)

from Only One Life by peter zeldow

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This song began with many more verses and was pared down to the final four. Sometimes, a really good line has to be sacrificed. In this case, "God bless the key of E" did not make the final cut. The photograph is by Arnold Brower (www.arnoldbrower.com) and is used with permission.

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Sometimes I contemplate the road that brought me here
People I have loved and lost, Things that I hold dear
When I was just 14, I didn't have much fun
I didn't talk to girls but I played lead on "Walk Don't Run"

My father was a mystery, straitlaced and remote
He didn't dance, he didn't sing, the words stuck in his throat
We were riding Cornwell Avenue when we heard "That'll Be the Day"
My father changed the station, I began to drift away

I stayed up after midnight listening to those magic sounds
From Elvis to Earth Angel, Maybellene to Cathy's Clown
So rave on Buddy Holly, and brothers Everly
And Danny and the Juniors and Johnny Cash and Bo Diddley

God bless "Be-Bop-A-Lula" and thank you John and Paul
I'll feel a whole lot better for the knowing of you all
I am grateful for my children, I'm grateful for my wife
I'm grateful for each new day and for this music in my life

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from Only One Life, released July 9, 2018
PZ: vocal
Steve Dawson: guitars, bass, drums

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peter zeldow Chicago, Illinois

Songs that hover around folk, rock & country genres with a mostly gentle, acoustic guitar-based mid-60s sound. The themes are universal: love (Jerome, You Are True), loss (Go), desire (Hunger), memory (It All Comes Back), aging (Golden Years), empathy (Kindness), & gratitude (Grateful). The delivery is understated, but the storytelling packs an emotional wallop that rewards careful listening. ... more

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