Name: At the Window
Duration: P00H04M26S
Description: Words & Music by Ben Smith

At the Window

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Words & Music by Ben Smith

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Excuse my French, I'm not used to this
all the signs say enter at your own risk
the streets are empty of your neighbors
the quiet makes you feel like you're twice a stranger

Text your friends to check in on them
hold your breath just waiting for the mailman
tell a secret to your Labrador
if she keeps it, you should tell her more

I'm at the window
Everything's in limbo
It's all getting so narrow
The wind's bending every arrow
as I sit here at the window

Rummage inside your junk drawer
find what you'll need for the next world war
watch the news and get sick of it
convince yourself you're the only non-idiot

Make some plans for another year
remind yourself there's a there, away from here
tell a secret to your Terrier
if she keeps it, you should marry her

I'm at the window
Everything's in limbo
It's all getting so narrow
The wind's bending every arrow
as I sit here at the window

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from At the Window, released December 18, 2020
Words & Music by Ben Smith

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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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