Rustic House (Acoustic)

Story Behind The Song

I moved to that area in my early 20's and was fascinated by the history and the haunting beauty of Washington's Crossing.

Song Description

Taken place along the Deleware River near Washington's Crossing. A woman feels the spirit - almost a cry for help - from a young woman who lost her life during the revolutionary war. Could it be the woman is seeing her own self from a previous incarnation?

Song Length 4:34 Genre Country - Rock, Folk - Alternative
Tempo Medium (111 - 130) Lead Vocal Male Vocal
Mood Cool, Composed Subject 6th Sense, Intuition, Ghosts
Similar Artists Crowded House, James Taylor Language English
Era 2000 and later

Lyrics

she was raised in this rustic house-
built long ago-
backed up along the deleware and the pennsylvania stone-

she had a friend only she could see-
only she could hear-
the stories that they talked about-
know one would believe

and I wonder - sometimes you do-sometimes you do

The sun was high in that
autumn sky
turned the leaves to gold-
the wind brought in a winter's chill-
it froze her to the bone

Two soldiers resting beneath a tree
as daylight slipped away-
they were laughing, they were singing songs-
about a world far away-
unknown to her,
but known, known to time.

Laying low, she'd been hiding out-
waiting for a change-
she held on for as long as she could-
she was swept away-
down river-
with the moon high that night

Lyrics Thomas Mark Benoit Music Thomas Mark Benoit
Producer Mark Towner Williams Publisher TMB Mountain West Music
Performance Thomas Mark Benoit, Mark Towner Williams

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