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Wish You Were There

from Father's Day by Gerald Dowd

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2nd single from my upcoming album, 'Father's Day', released worldwide on Aug. 4th, 2023.

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'Frisco in the spring, Boston in the fall
Sea to shining sea, yeah we saw it all

Hand in hand, we took it in together

Louisiana rain, heavy Denver snow
That’s when the winds began to blow

We knew right then there was something we might not weather

Not sure why, it was the same old us, just with a little more bite
Let’s stop for the night, it’s time for a postcard re-write

Cuz I wish you were there, or anywhere but here

Where the visions of a lifetime with you, now a little less clear
And I'll always think back fondly, to when our love was still brand new
But those good ol’ days are now long gone, and I wish you were too

All the car rides and the planes, so many confined spaces
Almost daring us to hate each others' faces

That open road showed us things we didn't wanna see
The funny little laughs, the easy back forth
All but dried up on our way back north
I knew I should have left you in Missouri

Cuz once we got back behind our front door
Is when our hearts hit the floor
Same old song, but now the words all feel wrong

And how I wish you were there, or anywhere but here

Cuz this house is more a home without you in it, anytime of year
Yeah I'll always look back fondly, on a love still brand new
But those good old days are now long gone, and I wish u were too

And I'll always look back fondly, on a love still brand new
But those good old days are now long gone, and I wish u were too Yeah those good old days are now long gone, and I wish u were too

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from Father's Day, released August 13, 2023
GD: vocals, gtr, drs
Steve Dawson: bass, guitar, engineer
Scott Stevenson: piano
Nora O'Connor: vocals
Lloyd Maines: pedal steel

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Gerald Dowd Chicago, Illinois

This "hardest working drummer in Chicago” (WXRT) has played on over 100 albums, including 3 of his own. He's held 3 benefit concerts (DAY OF THE DOWD 1, 2 + 3), raising over $40,000 for local food banks and the SPLC by playing drums/guitar for 13 hours straight. In addition to Grammy nominees ROBBIE FULKS and JUSTIN ROBERTS, he's played with Mavis Staples, Rich Little and Clyde Stubblefield. ... more

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