So Long September, by Tom Hanson

So Long September

by Tom Hanson

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1.	So Long September 04:29	lyrics
So long September So long my lonely friend The first time that I saw you You were standing there like you didn't think it could end I never once imagined How you might have felt I didn't dream that you could care As the breeze blew and the morning cast its spell So long September It's a golden memory Now that the leaves have fallen for me Another lost September When you finally spoke your mind It was five years later then And I couldn't think, and I just stood there lost in time And I could not tell you What I know you wanted to hear My heart was given to someone new But even so I nearly jumped, fell for you So long September My golden memory Now that the leaves have fallen So don't, don't go It's been too long, too long Stay, I feel the cold of winter And I don't, I don't know I can't see through tomorrow I wonder how long, how long?
2.	Sleepwalking 04:02	lyrics
Look at her, she is peaceful Lost in dreams, asleep on the bed I don't want to disturb her but The sun is raising its head She is up and down in the morning And dark clouds fill her mind She says she's only sleepwalking But I know how high she climbs Twenty six years and counting And all I want to know Is how, how I can love her And walk with her wherever she'll go She is up and down in the morning And all she wants is some hand to hold She could fly, she could be soaring When she does, my heart will be full I know that there's something, hard to define That pulls us across the line And when she can't see why I will be waiting to turn the tide She's up and down in the morning And I know how strong she must be No one sees all the story The deep roots of the tree She is up and down in the morning She's brave, she's so bold When she smiles, it's a warning: "Take my hand, don't let go"
3.	Come out of the Rain 03:11	lyrics
You lie down in the silver Of a shimmering rain Darkness falls and you shiver Not long now, come the morning And the kiss of the sun She won't give you any warning But she calls you to come Out of the cold and the rain Come out of the rain Run, run now to the forest And the whispering leaves Telling their tales of time before us And nobody grieves The trees that hold back the rain That keep out the rain The moon calls you with a question What does it mean? Am I a sickle or a crescent? Or a quicksilver dream? Will you come out of the rain? Come out of the rain Out of the rain Out of the rain
4.	Red Balloon 04:41	lyrics
She bought a red balloon Let it float up to the moon She said, "We will be going too" A silly thing, made my heart spring And as she watched it fly A sparkle in her eye She took my hand and she tried To trace the flight through the night Oh don't, don't you know? These memories will come and go But we are still reaching for something beautiful (Say it's so) She smiled and touched my face I felt the chill of grace And even now I can't erase That headlong rush, electric touch Where, where do we go To linger in the afterglow? Or will we fan the flames now Of something beautiful Something wonderful Something magical? Say it's so She lost her red balloon Sent it off to that moon And love is the strangest doom You've got to try, and let it fly Cause once, once upon a time You cross that silver line What a dance, what a crazy ride Melts a heart of stone Gives up the throne Now how does anyone Pull a dream through the setting sun? Got to stretch, got to strive For something beautiful Something wonderful Something magical Oh something beautiful Say it's so
5.	Shylove 02:11	lyrics
Shylove waits at your gates You're watching from a window Shylove tries to catch your eyes You're slipping into shadows Shylove she wants, but never haunts So why are you unsettled? You're dream-like, mystical In some other world, far away Shylove, she is here and now Don't you drift one more day And you don't know what everyone can tell You're just an apparition Shylove breathes, and she believes Let go your superstition The wonder of something real The beauty of flesh and bone Shylove knows where you are And she will bring you home It's not so hard to understand You can see it with your own eyes You can reach out and touch it now Shylove is the prize
6.	What Would They Say? 02:44	lyrics
Look at your head turning 'round Chasing the sights and the sounds Did you not know the past is a golden fantasy? Well I don't believe that that's true Don't care what they think we should do Did you not know the signs, did you not know what they would say? Oh what would they say If they knew you were thinking this way? It's a simple equation, a sum What's behind less what is to come Did you not the miles you've traveled will have their way? Did you not know the signs, did you not know what they might say? Oh what would they say If they knew you were living this way? Oh look around, turn around, it's OK Look at your heading turning 'round Tell me now, what have you found?
7.	Emma and the Firefly 01:27	info
8.	Green and Blue 02:56	lyrics
Green girl, she knows what to do Bathe in the morning light Look all around, everything is new in her garden Blue boy, drifting out to sea His head up in the clouds Oh how could these two ever be? Was it a wave crashing on the shore? Old girl, putters 'round the yard Her sun is sinking lower It's time to rest but she is working hard in her garden And old man, plucking on the strings He's trying to write a stunner Green and blue, perfect in their way In the autumn or the spring
9.	Levitate 01:47	lyrics
Tell me something hopeful Come on now, tell me something true Had enough of calamity And these unholy fools There's something in the air I swear Makes my eyes dilate Tell me how to rise above How to levitate I want to levitate Let me levitate It's all around, it's everywhere It's breaking through the gate Show me something I can't see Help me levitate Oh levitate Let me levitate I want to levitate Levitate
10.	Fairytale 03:33	lyrics
Would you like a fairytale? Where would you like to sail? Maybe I can take you there Or find a trail Was there a demon in the dark? A fever and a spark? Hold on and you will see The silver light of morning breaking free I see your eyes open wide See the fears that you hide Let me spin a fairytale Out of all this sorrow The song we sing will bring tomorrow like a bride I know we've sung this song before Know who's knocking at the door A god of love and not of war Jesus, turn the table Turn bitter truth into fable We are babes in your cradle, reaching for ...
11.	Darling Come On 02:13	lyrics
Darling come on, sing us a song, Hazey Jane Darling come on, sing, sing that strain Darling come on, we've waited so long for a change And then we will know All the faces you can show Darling come on, won't you be our Hazey Jane? Darling come on, sing us a song, break the chain Darling come on, don't string us along one more day Darling come on, we will step out of the rain You're in and out of time Won't you wake up, read the sign? All the dreamers wait in line for you Darling come on, sing us a song, Hazey Jane Darling come on, sing us a song today
12.	Everyone or No One 02:54	lyrics
Everyone, yes everyone Or no one, in the sun Said everyone, now everyone Or no one, before we're done Do you understand, oh understand? Then take my hand and we will run 'Cause love is all or nothing Won't leave a soul behind And love is open arms every time Everyone, yes, everyone Or no one, a simple song It's everyone, now everyone Or no one, can't wait too long 'Cause love is all or nothing Won't leave the rest behind And love is something more than what you hope to find Yes love is open arms every time

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Recorded and produced by Tom Hanson

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released February 7, 2021

Tom Hanson - songs, vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, bass, keys, percussion
Dan Lawonn - cello, electric guitar, nylon guitar, keys
John White - viola on "Shylove" and "Darling Come On"
Matthew Sanborn - bass on "Come Out of the Rain," "Red Balloon," "What Would They Say?," "Levitate" and "Green and Blue"
Jeff Jagielo - slide guitar and synths on "Sleepwalking"
Shawn Weiderhoeft - backing vocals on "Darling Come On"

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Tom Hanson Madison, Wisconsin

I write and record little acoustic pop tunes--someone once called them "dream folk" and that fits. I like sharing the music with friends and fans, have had a few songs on TV and film and blah, blah, blah. Enjoy!