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What Used To Be

from Before It's Too Late by Karen Tobin

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Flying into Amarillo, Thursday morning 9:05
And I rent a car cause I’ve still got a hundred-mile drive
Watch the buildings turn to barbed wire
And an old ranch windmill turns
Heading home to where I don’t live anymore

My daddy comes out when he sees me
I can tell he’s slowing down
But he gets my mom and takes us all
To the only café in town
And Bonnie brings us coffee
The neighbors they all gather round
And they ask me when will I be moving home

We talk about how much has changed
And yet somehow remains the same
We reminisce, old friends and me
And talk about what used to be

Do the boys still meet at Alsop’s
To find the girls on Friday night?
And race their cars down 83
Out to the county line?
The water tower, Wilson’s pond
The church where my folks still go
When they’re gone, there’ll be no reason
To come home

We talk about how much has changed
And yet somehow remains the same
We reminisce, old friends and me
And talk about what used to be

Acoustic and electric guitars: Craig Stull; bass: Paul Marshall; drums: Shawn Nourse; piano: Jack Lee; lead vocal: Karen Tobin; harmony vocals: Craig Stull and Karen Tobin

© K. Tobin, P. Marshall, S. Roberson
Snap Happy Music, BMI; Paul Marshall Music, ASCAP; Steve Roberson Music, BMI

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from Before It's Too Late, released April 8, 2018
Acoustic and electric guitars: Craig Stull; bass: Paul Marshall; drums: Shawn Nourse; piano: Jack Lee; lead vocal: Karen Tobin; harmony vocals: Craig Stull and Karen Tobin

© K. Tobin, P. Marshall, S. Roberson
Snap Happy Music, BMI; Paul Marshall Music, ASCAP; Steve Roberson Music, BMI

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Karen Tobin Los Angeles, California

Karen Tobin, is a veteran of the Los Angeles Music scene and former recording artist with Arista Records - New York, and Atlantic Records - Nashville. Often compared with Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt, Karen is a powerful vocalist and a prolific songwriter with a sensitive lyrical style. ... more

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