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The Wilderness Years

from Songs for Placement and Licensing by Ira Marlowe

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Out on the wilds
Out on the road
You've seen them bend beneath their load
And in their dark
They see no dawn
They hardly know how far they've gone

Raise up your glass
Those were the wilderness years
Those were the wilderness years that led you home
Drink to the past
Thank her for gettin' you here
For all the days you gave away
She paid you dear

There was a younger man
He spoke of many things
He heard a call that drove him on
Those endless days
That mirrored maze
Where every door you tried was wrong

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Paid you in trouble, paid you in tears
Paid you in love with a box on the ears
Paid you in faith or whatever you found
While you screamed at the sky
with your back to the ground

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Those were the wilderness years

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from Songs for Placement and Licensing, released September 15, 2020

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Ira Marlowe

Ira Marlowe's songs have appeared in indy films, been featured on NPR and Dr. Demento, and received a Parent's Choice Award. He's taught songwriting at UC Berkeley and penned the tunes for four shows by a Tony-winning theatre troupe.

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