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Gone In the Woods

from Full of Filk by Cathy McManamon

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My youngest songwriting partner was only three years old in 2009 when she requested that I set her words to music. I was clearly instructed to write one verse about me, one verse about her, and a bit about our adventures together. How could I refuse?

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Born in the city amidst concrete and glass
Too much gray and glitter that just doesn't last
The lights are too bright and the streets are too loud
She always felt better away from the crowd
Corporate suits and high heels were never her call
No beaches in summer; she waits for the Fall
Wrapped up in russet, in brown, green, and gold
The forest is one place she never feels old

She is gone in the woods, gone in the woods
Gone in the woods, she is gone in the woods
Gone in the woods, gone in the woods
Gone in the woods, she is gone in the woods

Just three years old and everything's new
Down each path's adventure there's so much to do
She closes her eyes with a smile, just to breathe
Then opens those young eyes, so much magic to see!
The lessons of the forest will be passed on to her
The cycles of nature: compost and rebirth
She's learned how to plant seeds and watch while they grow
She reaches for my hand and together we'll go

We'll be gone in the woods, gone in the woods
Gone in the woods, we are gone in the woods
Gone in the woods, gone in the woods
Gone in the woods, we are gone in the woods

Timeless and ageless we walk in the green
She takes me down paths that for years I have seen
But have never danced onto no, not before today
Children of the forest, our job is to play

And we'll be gone in the woods, gone in the woods
Gone in the woods, we are gone in the woods
Gone in the woods, gone in the woods
Gone in the woods, we are gone in the woods...

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from Full of Filk, released October 6, 2023
Lyrics for chorus: R. Auriemma

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Cathy McManamon Chicago, Illinois

Cathy is a singer/songwriter/guitarist/drummer in Chicago who occasionally performs solo, but more often in the Pegasus Award-winning duo Random Fractions (with Jason Neerenberg. She is the former drummer for the filk rock band Toyboat.

Cathy is also a studio musician and arranger for Canticles Productions & Dreamflight Theatrical Gymnastics, a drum circle facilitator, and a guitar teacher. ... more

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