Blending In

from The Captain Said (8 Tracks) by Ed Verner

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I’m still alive doin’ 85
In the softest part of the road
Got a bottle of wine from an old grapevine
But I’m not sure where to go
On the train all night with the flashin’ light
And the weight of a heavy load
The clackin’ of time and the leavin’ behind
I don’t know how it will go

And I am blending in
Shame on me

A dreary rain on the windowpane
Of this sleeper car as she goes
The shops are all closed and only heaven knows
Where America has gone
The click and the clack of this old railroad track
Is worn down to the bone
And the part I play in this sad decay
Sings out you reap what you sow

And I am blending in
Shame on me

Blending in for shame we know
Blending in but for the grace of God we go

The smoke and the haze of those glory days
When those steel mill whistles blew
The tobacco barns and the textile yarn
Were made where ol’ glory flew
The church bells rang and the mothers sang
And the dads were in the first pew
And hats came off and traffic stopped
When that old hearse came creepin’ through

And I am blending in
Shame on me

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from The Captain Said (8 Tracks), track released July 22, 2020

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A withdrawn and somewhat reclusive renaissance man of lyrics, logic, and lullabies, Ed Verner prefers you to hear his piano rather than know him.

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