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The Table

from Looking for a Light by Jacksonport

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lyrics

"The Table"

clouds are black with swallowed sunshine
spitting rain into the sea
arms reached out to the horizon
here's my little boat and me
sailing off the port New Hampshire
where Sam was born and Ginny died
I'm counting up beads to the Blessed Mother
that I might see the supper time

but they don't ask me to the Table,
they don't ask me to the Table
they don't ask me to the Table anymore

There's a Pharoah in the desert
outside of Tucson to this day
who gathers round his loyal subjects
and alleviates their dismay
I'd like to fight him with my bare hands
I'd like to make him kiss the ground
for Mother Nature is my daughter
and all my kids are prison bound

but they don't ask me to the Table,
they don't ask me to the Table
they don't ask me to the Table anymore

It's all become too much for Mother
she's taken her pills with a glass of wine
the lampshade softens up the feeling
of an empty house at suppertime
she's forgot all about New England
she's forgot all about the Sea
I look into her eyes and I can't tell
if my own Ma's forgotten me

but they don't ask me to the Table,
they don't ask me to the table
they don't ask me to the table anymore

credits

from Looking for a Light, released April 2, 2021
adam brisbin (electric guitar, pedal steel and bass)
julian pollack (keyboards)
john fatum (acoustic guitars, percussion, vocals)

engineered by mike siegel at warrior camp (somerville, massachussetts)

mixing and additional production by phil joly at the schtoodio (queens, new york)
mastered by philip shaw bova at bova labs (toronto, canada)

song written by john fatum (bmi)
copyright tularosa records 2020

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Jacksonport comes from the imagination of singer/songwriter John Fatum, named for the small town in Door County, Wisconsin where he spent summers growing up.

John now lives in Los Angeles where he produces records, performs locally, and plays drums for touring acts including GRAMMY winner Sarah Jarosz, Watkins Family Hour, Jack Symes, Wilsen, Buck Meek, and Maya Hawke. ... more

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