Pocket Songs, by Wandering Years

Pocket Songs

by Wandering Years

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1.	Hands 01:47	lyrics	buy track
HANDS Sensing that you’ll never see this World like I do, and I’m starting To warm up to it The future’s coming fast and it’s All we can do to just hurry And keep up with it But even so, it's worth it to Sit still for a minute and To feel the wait of your small hands
2.	Proud of You 01:32	info	buy track
3.	I Cut My Hair 03:20	lyrics	buy track
I CUT MY HAIR I cut my hair just the other day And I started hearing you out I cut my hair for the first time in a year And I started being me again No more hair to brush out of my face We took that trip we’d been fighting about It rained so we picnicked in parking lot We took a walk down by the bay Watched sleeping cats by the water’s edge Smelled the salt on the misty breeze Red bird singing in a green palm tree Said hey man feels so good to be free (feels so good to be free) Felt the heat of the sun on the back of my neck Grit of sand beneath my feet Walked back to our house in the quiet of the night Held your hand while the crickets creaked (held your hand while the crickets creaked) Nursed my sunburn and kissed you goodnight Tomorrow’s such an early flight I cut my hair now it’s good and short And you were right all along You were right all along
4.	Virginia by Night 02:41	lyrics	buy track
VIRGINIA BY NIGHT Don’t feel much like talking Let’s just stare at the white lines And the glimmer. Don’t feel much like singing Those country songs don’t feel right Mesmerized by the dark sky The Glow of the dashboard sparkle in your eyes Would rather dwell on the landscape No reflection on the River And pretty tractor trailers Until I get home Until this rental gets me home. I wanna be at her bedside Early morning sunlight Feeding her fresh orange Wiping her face clean “We used to go everywhere Together” Three more hours to Virginia
5.	Won't Last the Winter 02:14	info	buy track
6.	House is Quiet 01:18	lyrics	buy track
HOUSE IS QUIET House is quiet You’re making breakfast Sobbing into eggs Please forgive me I’ll get better Working on it I promise Never meant to make you Cry on Christmas
7.	I Wanna See You in the Day Again 03:09	info	buy track
8.	Threshold 02:54	lyrics	buy track
THRESHOLD Standing in the doorway At the edge of something new Uncertainty is calling out But threshold’s keeping you All that you depend on All that once rang true All that’s in the past now But thresholds’s haunting you No reflection – looking straight ahead Only levity – feeling light as air Impermanence – nothing gold can stay Clarity – got to find another way
9.	Summer Dress 02:44	lyrics	buy track
SUMMER DRESS Raindrops on your summer dress Magnolia petals scattered on the path Taking our shoes off, feeling the wet grass Talking, those plans we thought we had (You and your summer dress Those plans we thought we had)
10.	Chance at Something New 02:39	lyrics	buy track
CHANCE AT SOMETHING NEW I want a chance at something new Cause something is broken And I can’t get back to you I want a chance at something new Cause something is broken And I can’t get to you I want a chance at something new Something is broken and I can’t you Something new… Something new…

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Songs recorded at home, during a pandemic, on my phone, in the small pockets of time between the responsibilities and expectations of life. Complete with the clamor of dishes, din from an open window, and whispers of Zoom calls.

These songs are dedicated to Sabrina. Thank you for your patience.

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released March 4, 2022

Written and recorded at home by Gene Stroman, 2020-2022.

Mastered by Charles Peck

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Wandering Years Brooklyn, New York

Wandering Years is the recording project of Gene Stroman and friends

NYC slowcore by way of VA

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