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Old Man Winter, Vol. 1

by Ben Smith

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The snow is falling it's after dark On Christmas Eve and on a lark I'm back and forth to every store but what good's a list when it's been done before So there's only one thing left to get for you I got a new tattoo another one of you for Christmas A diamond ring won't always shine mockingbirds forget their lines Not every gift can impress Not everything can be possessed So there's only one thing left to get for you I got a new tattoo another one of you for Christmas Mark me up and hold me down The neon lights and the needle sound It's Christmas time so gather round Right over my heart X marks the spot Most other things are such a waste but all this flesh/ all this space So there's only one thing left to get for you I got a new tattoo another one of you (It's in plain view) for Christmas
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Same old New Year’s I’ve known before Same old sentiment and nothing more And all I remember, what’s lost a surrendered: It’s the same old New Year’s I can’t ignore Yesterday morning I took down the tree I dragged it on down to the compost heap And as the needles fell out a whisper escaped my mouth: It’s the same old New Year’s I’ve known before A long, cold winter and it won’t even snow The sky is a blanket laying heavy and low And I can’t feel a thing as the bells outside ring: It’s the same old New Year’s The one I know. But what is fading This year or my life? As the seconds wind down all I hear is the sound, a sigh that I’ve heard once before (Or is it three times? Three times four?) Same old New Year’s and still no you Same resolutions won’t hold true And as the streamers fall down from the rafters above: It’s the same old New Year’s with no one to love.

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This album/single is the first in a series of planned Christmas songs. See individual tracks for song, recording, and musician credits.

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released December 1, 2011

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Ben Smith West Chester, Pennsylvania

West Chester, PA songwriter Ben Smith's songs sound good in both your front parlor and your back barroom---all Tin Pan Alley piano and a fading choirboy voice.

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