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Dead River Road

from I Said Take Me To The Water by Lauren Crosby

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North on 201 you will see
A faded town sign: FORKS, POPULATION 30
I don’t really know what brought me there
Must have been that strange northern New England air

So I stopped to ask directions, cause I wasn’t sure
At a little gas station, Berry’s General Store
The old man smiled, said what are you doing here?
Then he pointed up the road-- a couple more miles, dear

Well the Dead River Road is a long dirt road way up North
Just across the bridge when you drive into the West Forks
Well that road was long but to me it always felt short
I’m the only one who knew that they took him away

I got out of my car to look around
Thats when he saw me, knew that I wasn’t from town
Walking side by side, they told me it was wrong
But he liked the way I sang those old folk songs
Never heard a Maine kid play the banjo like he could
And when that river ran hard, the acoutics were so good

When he asked me how I felt about the passing of time,
He told me he had something to ease my mind:

Well the Dead River Road is a long dirt road way up North
And I never seen, you know, I’d never seen a needle before
Those woods were wild, but his eyes were wilder
I’m the only one who knew they took him away

Word got around, just like they told me it would
Two river rat kids, who were up to no good.
My feet got cold one morning, it wasn’t a life that I loved
So I left him there, simply smiling at the sun
Now they say it was fate, or maybe I just timed it right
Blue and red reflecting off the trees in the broad daylight

When they read him his rights, I began to shiver
Because I followed his stare, directly to the Dead River

Well the Dead River Road is a long dirt road way up North
And I never seen, you know, I’d never seen a needle before
Those woods were wild, but his eyes were wilder
I’m the only one who knew they took him away

Now I got some kids, a big family of my own
Sometimes I leave for the weekend, walk the Dead River Road
I got no idea what that boy’s doing now
I thought about it, ain’t no use askin’ around
But if you listen closesly, you can hear
His banjo picking in the cool Autumn air.

Well the Dead River Road is a long dirt road way up North
Just across the bridge when you drive into the West Forks
Well that road was long but to me it always felt short
I’m the only one who knew that they took him away

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from I Said Take Me To The Water, released April 18, 2019

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Lauren Crosby Georgetown, Maine

Lauren Crosby is a rising folkie/bluesy songstress from Georgetown, Maine. Her unique voice captures the rawness of the oceanic setting in which she grew up in, and her songwriting exemplifies the beauty and hardships of coastal living.

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