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Boats to Build

from Front Porch Songs by Robert Lindsay Nathan

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One of my favorite Guy Clark Songs

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[Verse 1]
It's time for a change
I'm tired of that same old same
The same old words the same old lines
The same old tricks and the same old rhymes
Days precious days
Roll in and out like waves
I got boards to bend I got planks to nail
I got charts to make I got seas to sail

[Chorus]
I'm going to build me a boat
With these two hands
It will be a fair curve
From a noble plan
Let the chips fall where they will
Because I've got boats to build

[Verse 2]
Sails are just like wings
The wind can make them sing
Songs of life songs of hope
Songs to keep your dreams afloat

[Chorus]

[Verse 3]
Shores distant shores
There's where I'm headed for
Got the stars to guide my way
Sail into the light of day

[Chorus]

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from Front Porch Songs, released December 3, 2017
Lyrics and music by Guy Clark and Verlon Thompson
Nylon string guitar and lead vocals by Robert Lindsay Nathan
Electric guitar by Andre Moran
Bass, mandolin, and accordion by Mark Hallman

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Robert Lindsay Nathan Canyon Lake, Texas

Robert Lindsay (Bama) Nathan was born in New Orleans on September 24, 1952. He was raised in Muscle Shoals Alabama and formally educated in Texas (Gig 'em Aggies). He has been writing songs since the early 1970's and has circled the globe playing them.

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