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Now You're Here

from Lucky by Ira Marlowe

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Though it sounds entirely different (and not nearly as cool) this is basically the same song as David Byrne's "Once in a Lifetime".

How DID I get here?

Chimborazo is a park that overlooks Richmond, Virginia.

lyrics

There’s a freeway running through
a time long gone
There's a girl who got her name
from a Buddy Holly song
And underneath the world
A dirty river roars
Carrying away
Whatever came before
It’s true
True as you can remember

You came here with your band
Some funny little war
Going on so long
You long ago forgot what for
But you heard somebody say
A soldier cleans his hands
Only when he’s seen about as much as he can stand
It’s true
True as you can remember

Kissing it all away
Watching it fall away
Now you’re here
Try to look over your shoulder
The footprints have disappeared

From Chimborazo Square
You can see across the sky
To where you used to be
And how you used to fly
Whatever came before
It’s like it always knew
It got you to this moment
It put you where you’re standing
Standing true
True as you can remember
True
True as you can remember

credits

from Lucky, released January 4, 2010
Paul Revelli: drums Jhene Canody: backing vocals

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Ira Marlowe Berkeley, California

Ira Marlowe's songs have appeared in indy films, been featured on NPR and Dr. Demento, and won the Parent's Choice Award. He's taught songwriting at UC Berkeley and penned the tunes for four shows by a Tony-winning theatre troupe. He lives in Berkeley, CA with his dog Potus. ... more

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