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Here Comes the Moon

by Clymer & Kurtz

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Brighter 03:34
Come on in, there’s still room Pull a seat up by the fire Put your feet up, my friend You’re looking beat up, mighty tired Here’s a place where we can sit and rest a while We’ve all been turned away but we can stay tonight And as the hours pass the day grows brighter As the years go past the days grow brighter Take a look around the room Leave your disguise at the door Look in the eyes of someone new You’ll recognize we’re like you So maybe somebody will think we are crazy Come closer, sing louder, holding hands together
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Money Honey 04:05
I don’t love you for your money, honey Cause you don’t have any You’re short on money, honey No, I don’t love you for your sugar, honey Cause you don’t have any You’re short on sugar, honey I love you as you are, and I’ll love you more and more for everything you are going to be I see your weakness and I see your ideals Know all your secrets, yes, and I feel your fears You’re a rose bud about to hazard ecstasy You’re blooming I love you as you are, and I’ll love you more and more for everything you are going to be What you are now may not be The same tomorrow. As for me I’m on this ride with you, and so I love you You’re the best kind of novel: fact, fiction, truth Not yet fully written, but as good as proof We believe in you and me We’re more than money, honey
4.
He’s made it three days and it’s been hell but he’s one step closer to glory. Pull back the curtains, trembling hands pour another cup of coffee. If he can make it through today maybe he’ll drink tomorrow. With every second on the clock he’s finding time hard to borrow He put the bottle on the stand, told God that in the morning If the bottle was shattered on the floor, he’d take it as a warning First light of day, it’s still there, only now it’s empty No worries God, it’s another day The folks he met three days ago told him, “Just don’t buy it, stupid” To his surprise, eight meetings later, he’s starting to feel lucid He makes a call to his ex-wife, drops off his wallet and his keys He says, “I’m going to do this right. I’ll soon be coming back for these” He could not go to sleep at night without the whiskey by his head, he’s quaking Now he’s waking, so much breaking: Fever, darkness, light Purple pumps and black dress shoes, Sunday company that he knew Now shaking hands and meeting eyes, he tells the preacher, “Good to see you” The money owed to his ex-wife, she goes to court, forgives it all Each Friday night he’s with his boys at the coffee shop down by the mall He put the bottle in the trash, told God that in the morning If the bottle was standing by his bed, he’d take it as a warning First light of day, it’s still there, from what he remembers No worries, God, it’s another day
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Again 04:32
If I had a bottle With all the tears I’ve cried I’d pour it out for you, love A river dark and wide I’d swim the chilly water And walk the lonely sand I’d do it all for you, love To hear your voice again If I had a dollar For every sad goodbye I’d buy the world for you, love The ocean and the sky I’d search the deepest canyon The snowy peaks, and then I’d bring it all to you, love To see your face again If I had another lifetime Another night, another day I’d spend it all with you, love And never go away I’d cherish every moment And hold you till the end I’d give eternity, love To feel your arms again I’d bring it all to you, love To see your face again I’d do it all for you, love To hear your voice again
6.
She Got Him 02:58
She sings her songs to Jesus He sings his songs for her He’d rather cuddle up on Sundays But she wakes him up for church She wished bad for a man with her daddy’s hands Folded at the supper table She got him and he’s no saint She got him, he gives her everything that he can And they both understand Front row, she’s singing praises He sneaks a peek; amazing graces She bows her head; he dreams of daisies A little touch tells her he’s crazy She wished bad for a preacher man, a good Samaritan What she got is a big fan Saving grace: They get to live it Taking turns having to give it Old rugged tunes from the hymnal Cut a rug to the stereo He thanks his lucky stars, she says a dinner prayer They’re both happy to be there She’s got him and he’s no saint She’s got him, he gives her everything that he can And they both understand
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I don’t need an alarm clock, my cold feet hit the floor Three hungry kids, pounding on the bedroom door Laundry’s waiting in the hall, piled high Another day at my house, number sixty fifty-five Here’s a song about the everyday, for all of us at home ‘Cause even with a full house we can feel alone The list to do is way too long even when we try What’s your number? Mine’s sixty fifty-five I see people cruising into town to shake the daily grind A minivan and groceries are my sort-of-a-good time Revolutions in the news? I hung laundry out to dry Another day at my house, sixty fifty-five Spaghetti’s boiling over, the laundry’s still not put away Look around the table. These must be good days Tuck the kids into bed with a book, kiss them goodnight Sneak a bowl of corn flakes on the porch in the moonlight I’d feel like dancing, but sleep is keeping me alive Another day at my house, sixty fifty-five
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There’s a golden sort of blue Leaves against the sky Summer falls to you Autumn sunlight Let the everyday float away on the breeze Swirl into the sky, fall away like leaves Rest my back against the ground Breezes like a sigh Gone before, come around Autumn sunlight Spread my arms, take it in Lying low, flying high Give me peace, give me wings Autumn sunlight Summer falls to you Golden sunlight Autumn sunlight
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Everybody’s looking for something How about you? Maybe you’re looking for something I am, too Don’t be a stranger Come take my hand Dance with me now I wake up looking for sunshine To sing the blues away Do you wait all night for the sunrise Uncloudy day? Don’t be a stranger Come take my hand Dance with me now Like it’s your only chance Look at the storm clouds, Look at the rain But remember the sunlight, remember the way Things look in the morning, the blue of the sky And sing it through the night Hold my hand, let’s dance It’s how we take a stand Nothing’s going to keep us down Not right now
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Sleep, little darling, good night, my love Sleep, now close your eyes The moon and the stars are a-sailing above Dream of the deep blue skies The rain on the rooftop is playing a tune The wind in the pine hums along The swallows cover their young with their wings And dream to the whippoorwill’s song The foxes yawn and slip out of their dens The frogs settle under the leaves The meadow is flashing with fireflies The fish are asleep in the stream Sleep little darling good night, my love Sleep, now close your eyes
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Everybody says you are wise If you’re out of bed for the sunrise Hey little one now rise and shine Every single day is a surprise Everybody says you are wise If you make hay in the sunshine Take that door to the outside Every minute counts in the sunlight Playing at saving the daylight, get while the getting’s alright “Soak Up the Sun” in the daytime, chasing the dream and a good life Sooner or later the sun goes down, turn off the lights on the runaround Savor every second before the sunrise, and “Thank the Lord for the Night Time” Trimming every day like a hemline Little bit of you, like a fine wine Downright happy in the moonlight Nighttime never looked so bright Here comes the moonlight Here comes the moon

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released August 23, 2020

© 2020 by Clymer & Kurtz

Vocals, guitar, percussion, piano, and ukelele by Maria Clymer Kurtz
Vocals, guitar, tracking, mixing, and design by Christopher Clymer Kurtz

Mastering by Chad Altenberger
Artwork by Bonita Stutzman

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Clymer & Kurtz Harrisonburg, Virginia

Singer-songwriter duo Clymer & Kurtz seamlessly blends intense and gentle melodies textured with harmonies, agile and inventive guitar playing, and light percussion. Their decades of collaborative songwriting have produced music that is at once subtle and imaginative, simple and rich – with emotional depth in a remarkable array of styles and a sound uniquely their own. ... more

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