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Downeast

from Longitude by KTW

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This could be our great escape
Midwest metropolis cracking through the soil
Of Illinois

In summertime the city blooms
Beaches filled with people, water with sails
Almost fools me

But the Lakeshore is lacking the salt smell
No craggy coast or farmland hills
Chicago’s been a friend to me
but I’m pining for the trees
I’m thinking about home
Headed up Downeast

Winter’s hard, but folks are warm
So grab a beer and stay close to the fire
At least we’re alive

December’s glow is fading fast
We survey flights, lines of lights over Midway
Like the stars at Maquoit Bay

But the Lakeshore is lacking the salt smell
No craggy coast or farmland hills
Chicago’s been a friend to me
but I’m pining for the trees
I’m thinking about home
Headed up Downeast

Years steam by like an iron train
We carve out a home, leave the door standing agape
Still it aches

So Illinois Central’s rolling out
Bridges creak, the buildings split at the seams
I’m coming clean

Because the Lakeshore is lacking the salt smell
No craggy coast or farmland hills
Chicago’s been a friend to me
but I’m pining for the trees
I’m thinking about home
Headed up Downeast

Yeah I'm thinking about home
Headed up Downeast

credits

from Longitude, released November 5, 2016
Kyle Thompson-Westra: vocals, acoustic guitar
Nate Lanzino: acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Stephen Joseph Antonelli: percussion
Nataly Merezhuk: fiddle
Michael Wagner: clapping

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