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THE INDIAN SUMMER BLUES

by Lewis Papier

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Written for the husband of a cousin who passed away from cancer. He now has to cope with the "Indian Summer Blues."

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THE INDIAN SUMMER BLUES

You can never go back
As you walk down the tracks
In that dusty old town
Where there’s hardly a sound
It’s not something you choose
It’s the Indian Summer Blues

You’ve got hardly a care
In the warm autumn air
It’s just something you’ll find
When you’ve left things behind
You’ve got nothing to lose
With the Indian Summer Blues

Now you ask for a reason
But you fall back on yourself
It’s the unusual season
You put things on the shelf
An incredible bond
But now that she’s gone
Looking for good news
You know that nothing remains
‘cept the Indian Summer Blues

An unseasonable time
To look back on her prime
That remarkable laugh
In the old photograph
It’s no time to refuse
In the Indian Summer Blues

It’s the goodness she wrought
All the days that she fought
She would find a new friend
To the days reached their end
You have nothing to prove
You’ve got the Indian Summer Blues

Carefully folding her linen
Walking down the old path
You thought that you were winning
But nothing takes you back

You’ve been stuck in a place
But that’s no disgrace
No one can accuse
Now you’re off on your own
You’ve got the Indian Summer Blues

All those days you suffered
I watched how you would pine
No we can’t forget her
You’re still looking for a sign
No you do what you please
In the warm autumn breeze
You finally found your muse
It’s no fork in the road
It’s the Indian Summer Blues

(Instrumental)

Now the storm has lifted
You told yourself you’d try
My how she was gifted
All those days you cried
There’s no need to pretend
You’re beginning to mend
You surely paid your dues
Still you’ll never escape
From the Indian Summer Blues

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released August 23, 2017
Music and lyrics by Lewis Papier; Lead and background vocals: Greg Schlotthauer; arranged by Orion Keyser

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Lewis Papier New York, New York

A NYC-based singer/songwriter, Lewis Papier is heavily Beatles-influenced and believes most of the good stuff was written between the 60s and the 80s.

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