Clive built a ship with junk sails on it
And so traveled the world by sea
Lived no more than three months in one place since 1968
Oh, the sailor's life for me
Graham was a young cartography master
And so traveled the land and grew rich
Lost it all to a false love down in the South Pacific
Now, from his houseboat, he curses that bitch
Susan weaves in and out of the forest
Brings firewood and apples to me
Guided by her elder, she told me that her gift was for healing
Four months on an arctic expedition
Four months to go crazy alone
Send in help to rescue him so he can go and build a log home
Down in the redwoods of California
Machete gets high, reads Tolstoy and waits
To give his loving brother a kidney
Now he's done sleeping in the churches of Monterey
First female aviation teacher in the nation
Taught him to fly and they fell in love
Brought the brightest gem in Naramata
Brighter than all the stars up above
credits
from Salt Spring Island Tapes,
released June 4, 2019
Guitar, steel guitar, vocals-Steph Green
Written, recorded, & mixed by Steph Green
Mastered by Duff Thompson