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Temperance & Grace

from tattered family quilt by D.P. Knudten

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Geography as destiny? There’s a little more to it than that.

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Temperance & Grace
words & music by D.P. Knudten

Greystones stand empty
Burnt brownstones beside
A rusted used car lot
Of windowless rides
Anonymous neighbors
Spend lives ‘gainst the wall
And seek their relief
In an unlighted hall
Tondra is clenching
The spine of her book
And walks unaware
Of her trigger tight look
Unafraid on the outside
Fear festers inside
And though a child by years
She’s got a grown woman’s pride

chorus
The greystones were once golden mansions
The brownstones kept whole families safe
Tell me, when did things change
And hope give over to pain
At the corner of Temperance & Grace

Will Henry is learning
The way to play dumb
When anger barks hard
From the end of a gun
Smarter than most
He still needs help to survive
He’s got big plans providing
He sees 18 alive

Will Henry is fighting
Some real long odds
That he can escape
Colorfast bonds
And Tondra just might raise a child
On her own
For a man’s love can grow
Long after he’s gone

chorus
The greystones were once golden mansions
The brownstones kept whole families safe
Tell me, when did things change
And hope give over to pain
At the corner of Temperance & Grace

Greystones stand empty
Burnt brownstones beside
A rusted used car lot
Of windowless rides

credits

from tattered family quilt, released January 21, 2017
D.P. Knudten, vocal & guitar
Ernie Martinez, Dobro

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D.P. Knudten Madison, Wisconsin

D is for David. P is for Paul. And Knudten needs to be pronounced 'canoe ten.' I'm a longtime singer-songwriter who loves having a reason to buy new guitars, and that's exactly what songwriting does. All opinions are my own. Assume good intent. - dp

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