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The Napkin Stand

from Fires Burning by Dave Withers

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The Napkin Stand
Words and Music by Dave Withers © 2021


She left it on the table by the napkin stand
Pulled her hair back put her jacket on
Pushed the door shut, she turned around
Took the first step and she was gone

The morning breeze was singing a song
The leaves were dancing along
Always forward never turning back
Never turning back

She pushed her collar up in the early cold
Took herself down past the public school yard
Walked along the sidewalk missing every crack
Another mistep could break her mother's back

The morning breeze sings a soft song
The leaves dance along
The colours change and life moves on
Life goes on

He came into the kitchen there was coffee on
Poured himself a cup with cream and set it down
Saw it on the table in the empty room
Picked a fresh napkin for the coffee ring

The autumn breeze was singing a song
The leaves were dancing along
The leaves will soon fall to the ground
Fall to the ground

The autumn breeze sings a little song
the leaves dance along
The leaves will soon fall and be gone
Fall and be gone

The autumn breeze sings a little song
The leaves all dance along
The leaves will soon fall to the ground
Fall and be gone

credits

from Fires Burning, released December 25, 2021
Adam Bowman – drums
Paul Intson – bass
Scott Merritt - Wurlitzer
- acoustic guitar
- dulcimer
- backing vocals
Dave Withers – vocals
Recorded by Scott Merritt at the cottaGe
Produced by Scott Merritt
Mixed by Scott Merritt

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Dave Withers Guelph, Ontario

For the last nine decades, Dave Withers has been an enigmatic part of southwestern Ontario's music scene. From his early Victrola recordings of farmhand hollers, to his innovative combination of country music and poetry that may have inspired Leonard Cohen, to his punk rock days drowning in distortion pedals, to his rebirth as an environmental propagandist infiltrating the public education system. ... more

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