Your Arkansas

from Habitual Trails by Julian Cartwright

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I belong to the sky
I belong to that spacious sound
Never mind the ground,
I belong to the blue thundercloud at dawn

Cominʼ over the hill
well, thatʼs just my love
And leavinʼ dusk at his tail,
thatʼs just my heart disguised as a dog
Oh, my my
what a beautiful dog.
Oh-ho, my my!
What a beautiful dog!

I donʼt smell the flowers,
just let them do their thing.
If I could, Iʼd give ʻem right back
to the place you go when you sing.
And then Iʼd try to find the singer,
everywhere.
Singinʼ a tearful song
with electric flair

I belong to that same sky
makinʼ that spacious sound.
Never mind the ground,
I belong to the blue thundercloud at dawn.

Lookinʼ up to the moon
like oh what the hell,
Is this even real?
Or just a mirage?
Well Iʼd give you my life
for just one feel!

Whatʼs the use of water
when our mouths will be a jackalʼs meal?
When weʼd drown a man
just to gain a little more time to steal?

I belong to the sight,
no matter what I saw
I belong to the sage,
illuminated like a straw.

I feel at home in the trash heap
or in a dragonʼs craw
I float on a falling leaf
in your Arkansas.

Cruising habitual trails
and when my losing ritual fails
I become pure wonder
as you lead me on!

Through all of my blunders,
youʼll be my shining sun.
Through all my crazy fun,
youʼll leave me feeling strong!

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from Habitual Trails, released December 6, 2021

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Julian Cartwright is a songwriter, instrumentalist, composer and arranger based in the Philadelphia area. Instagram @julian.cartwright.songs

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