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Bittersweet

from Here We Go by Karen Savoca

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bittersweet

he threw his pipes over the edge
he sighed and felt no worse
he never could make up his mind
are they a blessing or a curse
he just drank down his second pint
when a boy rushed in and cried
look here i found your blessed pipes
down by the waterside
isn't life just like the autumn air
it's bitter and it's sweet
i will never understand it all
but that's alright with me

she tells herself she'll be okay
this feeling it will pass
she pours herself another drink
and stares into the glass
her heart is like the swelling moon
that's sinking in the sky
she says if i don't tell somebody soon
i swear i'm gonna cry
isn't life just like the autumn air
it's bitter and it's sweet
i will never understand it all
but that's alright with me

he walks around in silent rooms
he always sees her face
he slips into a chilly bed
another in her place
he waits for dreams to take him out
to a boat down on the lake
where everything is as it was
before his big mistake
isn't life just like the autumn air
it's bitter and it's sweet
i will never understand it all
but that's alright with me
cause i came down from the mountain
and i crawled out of the sea
i will never understand it all
but that's alright with me


k.savoca
©1999 Alcove Music/BMI

pete heitzman - mandolin
karen savoca - acoustic guitars, percussion
t-bone wolk - bass, accordian, tenor banjo




wide and deep

under the skin of the land
body of the earth
speaks to him he understands
he knows what it's worth

to live a life that's wide and deep
to know the things he can and cannot keep

moon swallows sun
dogs howl in the night
she runs to him she runs
like a bird in flight

she lives her life both wide and deep
she knows the things she can and cannot keep

under her skin
body of his love
she calls to him again
he knows it's enough

to live a life that's wide and deep
to know the things they can and cannot keep
to live a life that's wide and deep


k.savoca
©1999 Alcove Music/BMI

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from Here We Go, released March 13, 1999
pete heitzman - guitars, mandolin, essie's bell, autoharps
karen savoca - acoustic guitar, percussion
t-bone wolk - bass

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Karen Savoca Oneida, New York

Karen’s baby diary reads, "20 months, knows 6 songs." Her mother, a big band singer, was not surprised to find her constantly dancing and singing.

"A voice with this much strength and easy confidence is a rare find. Her songs are filled with good humor, sensuality and nature's simple pleasures. She can work a sly smile into a lyric that makes you smile in spite of yourself." All Music Guide ... more

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