Rosemary

from Sample Tapes From The North by That Hillbilly Palace

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Rosemary, she's calling my name
She's calling us all of the time
My Island is calling my too
But I ain't got no guts to pick it up

There are things I need to achieve up here
Just like you when you were young
Travelling up north with two kids in tow
I wouldn't have done it myself

Well you stayed up north and seldom came back
We're giving away all we have
Half of it goes to Rosemary
But the other half stays in the north

You might come home all of the time
You're always leaving it too
I don't have as much as you have
So I must stay around here

Well your life in the north and my life in the north
They're tied up forever, you know
They're bound to the ocean that lays between us
And we'll meet in the middle, one day

You and I, we share at least two things
The love of our folk back home
And this troublesome feeling when these folks are asking
"When are you coming back?"

You know I spent many hours
Trying to figure this out
But I don't seem to get any answer here

Well your life in the north and my life in the north
They're tied up forever, you know
They're bound to the ocean that lays between us
And we'll meet in the middle, one day

Come on now, come back to her
You know she's been waiting for you
Oh your selfishness and my selfishness
They're tied up forever, you know

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from Sample Tapes From The North, released May 5, 2015

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Led by Canadian songwriter and guitarist Charles Cockburn from Montréal, That Hillbilly Palace brings together musicians from different background, from Indie Rock to Blues and Roots Rock to give a balanced mixture of Indie Folk.

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