Ironbound Island

from The Golden Thread by Goats in Trees

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Monica Ann (Cohen) Crigler © CityBird Music BMI 1999
Arranged and Produced by Goats in Trees

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Hanging the clothes on the line
The sunʼs hiding behind the trees
She sees the patterns are mine
And she asks what itʼs like to be me
And I say, “I donʼt mind”

So I point out the traffic in the sky
And I tell her I think itʼs a shame
And she says that having lived over 70 years
You learn even the skyʼs bound to change
And she says, “I donʼt mind”

Goodbye to Ironbound Island
Goodbye to you I have better things to do with my time
Time to get off this island
There is no safe harbor
Except for the one in my mind

Sheʼs selling her house now on Ironbound
Where the sun makes the little birds sing
Sheʼs already found an apartment in town
And I ask, “wonʼt you miss anything?”
She says, “I donʼt mind”

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from The Golden Thread, released September 1, 2014
Jason Crigler: Acoustic, nylon string, and electric guitars, pedal steel guitar, vocals
Monica Crigler: Acoustic guitar, vocals
Jeff Hill: Acoustic and electric basses, vocals
John Mettam: Drums and percussion, vocals
Kenny White: Piano

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Goats in Trees New York, New York

Goats in Trees started in Brooklyn NY in 1997. Jason Crigler, Monica Cohen, Jeff Hill, Tony Mason & John Mettam, the band started playing regularly in and around New York. This allowed them to build a following and gain airplay among East Coast college radio. They recorded three albums: When the Morning Comes, Smoke and Mirrors, and The Golden Thread. ... more

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