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Jesse James DeConto, vocals/banjo/percussion
Katie DeConto/Laura Wooten, vocals
Edd Kerr, electric/acoustic guitar/keyboards
Tim Wooten, drums
Eric Johnson, electric guitar
Joseph Dickey, bowed upright bass
David Wimbish, violin/cello

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Half the tears I ever cried, I cried for you when we said goodbye
At our first goodbye, our love was new, you had my ring, and away I flew

There’s a time to stay, and a time to fly away
There’s a time to stay, and a time to fly away

We’re parents now, though I don’t know how,
we three like glue, me, her and you
I like to think I can keep you safe, but we can’t just hole up in a cave

Another surprise at the worst of times,
can we four survive, can I provide?
These questions asked, and your bags were packed

More tears in an airport for the ones I care for,
three darlings departed, one life barely started
All three ascend, but one never lands
Why did you fly away? Fly away?
Fly away? Fly away?

I need to forget because I can’t protect you
My song will remind you that someday I’ll find
This poem has told you that someday I’ll hold you

When I fly away, fly away
When I fly away, fly away
There’s a time to stay, and a time to fly away
There’s a time to stay, and a time to

credits

from A Beautiful World, released July 29, 2014
Copyright Jesse James DeConto, 2014 (ASCAP Clarendon Street Press)
Recorded by Edd Kerr at Edd Kerr Productions
Mixed by Greg Abate at Neon Audio
Mastered by Adam Gonsalves at Telegraph Mastering

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“The garage rock swagger of the White Stripes and the irritated kick of Cage The Elephant.” — GLIDE MAGAZINE
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