Man On The Moor

from Onward by Patsy O'Brien

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The opening guitar chords came first. I stood in the kitchen playing them over and over, wondering what kind of story they were trying to tell me.
Then the words came.

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Over hills where the heather fills all your senses- that's where you'll see him
And all this time with the howling wild wind against him- that's where he's been
And he spends his time on the black hillside searching, or so they say
And in the dark of night, you can hear him cry.

And I don't know how the story goes
But the folks 'round here, they claim they know.
They say it just takes rain and time for a fire to die.

So hold my hand. Keep the hard dry land underneath me where I'm safe and sure
And hold my heart. Don't let it fall apart. We don't need another man on the moor.

And I don't know how the story goes
But the folks 'round here, they claim they know.
They say it just takes rain and time for a fire to die.

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from Onward, released September 22, 2022
Patsy O'Brien
Vocals
Guitars
Bass
Brian Melick
Drums
Percussion

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