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The Country Life

from Fay by Malingo

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In The Country Life, I imagine my mom’s childhood as she grew up in rural Minnesota, and wonder what stories I never learned. One of my favorite lines references George Harrison, which she told me was her favorite Beatle.

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Did you climb on bails of hay
And go swimming in the lake
Did you wander through the corn
Minnesota bred and born
Did you pretend that you were wed
To a military man
Imagining your kids
Blue shutters, picket fence

The days were long
The fires were warm
The starry nights
The frosty morn

The sun shining down again
Each day was better than the last
If I could bring you back again
I’d give my future for your past

Did you lie awake in bed
Talking with your friends
As questions would arise
Would you giggle in surprise
If George Harrison were here
Would you run away in fear
Would you kiss him on the cheek
Or smile bashfully

The days were long
The fires were warm
The starry nights
The frosty morn

The sun shining down again
Each day was better than the last
If I could bring you back again
I’d give my future for your past

Stories that I’ll never know
Numbered like sand on the shore
Up to the mind to devise
A picture of the country life

credits

from Fay, released August 4, 2020
Written, performed, recorded and produced by Jonathan Gerber
Upright bass by John Boyle

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Malingo Indianapolis, Indiana

Malingo, an independent Americana artist from Indiana, has been writing music since grade school. His music meanders between folk, bluegrass, and blues-rock, and pulls heavily from life experiences living in the Midwest, South, and Pacific Northwest.

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