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Elisabeth

from A Murder of Songs by Grant Peeples

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about

I wrote this song for my lifelong friend, Elisabeth Williamson,
with whom I share a fluid philosophy about things in general, (and
the music business and trying to live an authentic artistic life, in
particular.) It is a love song from the soul. I wanted it to be as if
her phone had rung, she had picked it up, and it was me on the
other end.

lyrics

Elisabeth by Grant Peeples

Well, life on life’s terms ain’t no helluva deal
Even with both hands on the wheel
It’s still a mighty rugged road we ride.
Though we might reinvent ourselves
We don’t really become someone else
And I’m here to tell you, tomorrow ain’t no place hide
Elisabeth, is it just the coffee talking?
As I struggle thru the fog of yet another brutal morning
I am wishing I was there, with you in your sacred garden
Sipping from that cup of wisdom that we have come to share
Anything we choose to sing can and will be used against us
Oh, it’s a heartbreaking business
And we keep both hands on the plow
Cause there won’t be no turning back
No shaving corners off these troubles
No lights in any tunnels and not a chance of digging out
Oh, Elisabeth, is it just the coffee talking?
As I struggle thru the fog of yet another brutal morning
I am wishing I was there with you in your sacred garden
Sipping from that cup of wisdom that we have come to share
Yeah, Elisabeth:
Oh, a restless sun is rising on a melancholy morning
And the dawn of indecision has found me calling for ya.
Elisabeth, is it just the coffee talking?
As I struggle thru the fog of yet another brutal morning
I am wishing I was there with you in your sacred garden
Sipping from that cup of wisdom that we have come to share
Sipping from this cup of wisdom that we have come to share

credits

from A Murder of Songs, released February 21, 2023
A version of the song can be found on my record, Okra
and Ecclesiastes, which was recorded in Austin in 2011.This track
is actually an older version from a demo recorded in 2010 at Log
Cabin Studio shortly after the song was written. (I have often done
this: get in a studio and record something in hopes of finding a
way to move forward with a song.) The track was essentially lost
and forgotten until Kris stumbled across it in his files as we started
out on this project. It’s Aaron O’Rourke on dulcimer, me on guitar,
Kelly Goddard and Brian Durham on background vocals, and Erik
Alvar on bass.

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Grant Peeples Tallahassee, Florida

A self-described “tree-hugger that watches NASCAR, and Buddhist with a gun below the seat,” Grant Peeples is known for his axe-sharp socio-political tunes, raucous humor and heart-gigging ballads.
He is the recipient of the Focus Foundation Award for Creative Excellence, which cited the “humor, compassion and wisdom of his songs,” and their "unflinching social insight and cultural acuity." ... more

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