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Someone I Never Knew

from Tear Down the Fences by Alice Gerrard & Kay Justice

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©Alice Gerrard
I wrote this song during the Viet Nam war. Sad that it's still so relevant.

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Hear that lonesome whistle blow
Train is about on time
Someone who's on that train will be
Home when it comes tonight

Three long years ago today
We held each other tight
And I'm wondering now what that train will bring
Home when it comes tonight.

CHO: Will it bring my sweetheart back to me
Shining with love so bright
Or will it someone I never knew
Home when it comes tonight.

You’ve got both arms and you’ve got both legs
And your eyes they can see the light
But oh Lord it's your mind I'm wondering about
As you come home tonight

Will you bring the rage of battle home
And the fallen left behind
The cries of the wounded wracked with pain
Home when you come tonight.

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from Tear Down the Fences, released August 7, 2017
Alice Gerrard-lead vocal, guitar
Kay Justice-harmony vocal, mandolin
Joe Dejarnette-string bass

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Alice Gerrard Durham, North Carolina

A singer and songwriter, Alice’s recordings with Hazel Dickens during the 1960s and ’70s influenced a generation of women musicians from Laurie Lewis to the Judds. Nominated for a Grammy in 2015, she was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Assoc. Hall of Fame in 2017. A documentary film about Alice, "You Gave Me a Song" premiered at the Full Frame Independent Film Festival in 2019. ... more

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