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I'll Take You Back

from Finally Home by Kathleen Dunbar

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I’ll Take You Back
By Kathleen Dunbar
Copyrighted by Kathleen Dunbar

You showed up
In the dark of the night
Couldn’t find the light
And fell on the landing . . .
. . . I let you come in
To my heart once more
Stood in my nightgown
And opened the door for ya
I know you’re sorry
I see it on your face
Come on in
There ain’t nothin to say
Take off your boots
And pull up a chair
In this warm woman’s kitchen
Where you’ll charm me for sure
I’ll smile for your promise
I’ll cry when you’re gone
In this troubled old world
We all wanta belong

Chorus
All this long night
I’ll take you back
I’ll take you back
You can’t say yes
And I can’t say no
But we make do
It’s a funny way to go

It’s hard being human
When you’re cold and alone
One foot in a hole,
Heart blind as a stone
You circle back round to me
Like water in a drain
We pretend for a while
We do it all again
Cuz we match where we’re hurtin
We match where we laugh
We end up in this waltz
At the cross of our paths
Oh come on in honey
There’s no harm I guess
I oughta say no
But I know I’ll say yes

Chorus

I won’t put the light on,
Yet you’ll find my door
We’re stuck here like honey
We’ll do it once more
As long as the moon burns
As long as the world turns
We’re tangled in ropes
Of our fears and our hopes
I’ll let you kiss me
And I’ll kiss you back
But this ain’t your home
When your suitcase stays packed
There must be a man
Who will tell me “I’ll stay”
I could meet him tomorrow
But you’re here today

Chorus

credits

from Finally Home, released December 13, 2007
Kathleen Dunbar: vocals
Gawain Mathews: guitars
Dan Feiszli: standup bass
Irene Sazer: fiddle

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Kathleen Dunbar San Francisco, California

You may notice my songs are about angels and devils, birth, life, death, about creation and crumbling destruction—the troubles we humans get ourselves into and the choices we make—some of them funky, some of them ending in the dark, others rising into the light of morning. Touching, humorous, spellbinding storytelling—my songs brings you into the irony, the tragedy, and the possibilities of life. ... more

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