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A Long Road to be Free

from Morning Song by American Elm

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Could've been more patient
should've played it cool
maybe not so callous
and a bit less cruel

But now I'm finding my way home
grown older now, the holes are showing2
so much time spent wandering
or trying to make things comforting
it's a long road to be free
it's a long road to be free

Could've been more thoughtful
might've been more kind
a little more insightful
and maybe not so blind

But now I'm finding my way home
grown older now, the holes are showing2
there's a path that I can't see
beneath the fog that smothers me
it's a long road to be free
it's a long road to be free
free . . .
It's a long road to be free

Should've spoken sooner
I could've shown more warmth
pulled myself to together
and had a lot more charm

But now I'm finding my way home
grown older now, the holes are showing2
there's a path in front of me
but I can't find the opening
it's a long road to be free
it's a long road to be free
free . . .
It's a long road to be free

Could've been much braver
I could've had more will
worked a little harder
I should've honed my skills

But now I'm finding my way home
grown older now, the holes are showing
there's a path in front of me
but I'm my own worst enemy
it's a long road to be free
it's a long road to be free
free . . .
It's a long road to be free

Now I'm finding my way home
grown older now, the holes are showing
so much time spent posturing
or trying to come off interesting
it's a long road to be free
it's a long road to be free
free . . .
It's a long road to be free

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from Morning Song, released December 21, 2021

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American Elm New Haven, Connecticut

American Elm, aka Chris Bousquet, is singer-songwriter from Connecticut. He is the former leader of the internationally acclaimed High Lonesome Plains. He has performed with such luminaries as Roger McGuinn (The Byrds), Mercury Rev, Miracle Legion, John Sebastian, Asleep at the Wheel, Rhett Miller, Mark Mulcahy, The Turtles, Nathaniel Rateliff, Dry the River, J. Geils, and Susan Cowsill. ... more

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