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Half a Dozen Strings

from Songs That Didn't Make the Record by Chain of Lakes

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lyrics

they say i was born
with a guitar in my hands
family right of passage
sitting in with my old man
soon as he saw i had it
i was playing in his band
just a kid, wide-eyed and fancy free
out of the whole wide world
i found half a dozen strings

wasn’t long before
i made the road my home
i found a bottle
and a band all of my own
i’ve seen every highway
through a dirty van window
i had everything i ever thought i’d need
whiskey, food, and water
and these half a dozen strings

i wasn’t ready when
my darlin stole my heart
we made a daughter
and i knew that was the start
of sending out the band to play
without my guitar part
the family i was making needed me
i’d finally found me something
more than half a dozen strings

then a call one fall
as bad as bad as one can be
dear old friend was dying
rebel cells he couldn’t beat
i remembered all those stages
that we’d raided as a team
on the day he died
his bride she handed me
an old beat up case of memories
and these half a dozen strings

i’m finally seeing it
my daughters know somehow
family right of passage
they’re singing with me now
and my little one, she’ll kill me
if i ever put it down
the only thing that helps her fall asleep
is just a prayer with her old man
played on half a dozen strings

and i thank god for that
and these half a dozen strings

credits

from Songs That Didn't Make the Record, track released November 25, 2022
song by Kyle Rasche (BMI)

Kyle Rasche (vox, acoustic guitar, piano)
Michael Robertson (guitar)
Josh Kaufman (piano, bgv)
Mark Hugger (bass)
Drew Vanderveen (pedal steel)
Pete Muszkiewicz (drums)

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Chain of Lakes Alto, Michigan

Kyle Rasche is a singer-songwriter from alto, mi. He has written and performed songs as Chain of Lakes since 2010.

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