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A Room With a View

from Son of a Rudderless Boat by Kev Corbett

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For Sydney, Cape Breton.

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There’s a room with a view from the top of the hill where my memories live, and always will. There’s a rail that runs through, but it’s all broken down. There’s broken hearts, and dreams I guess, in every factory town. All my memories of here are much warmer than it seems, but they’re the ghosts under this bridge where my house used to be. The old gang’s all gone and all dying of cancer. Too tired now for fighting or waiting for answers. Where the earth just longs to wash herself clean. How I’d love to see my litle house on the pier. Just to honor the road away and back here. But so much that I came for is all dead and gone, and rusted out shells of whatever’s moved on. There’s a nice little view from the top of this hill where my parents are buried and I know they will be smiling from heaven to see me come back ‘cause I left ‘cause I could ‘cause they busted their backs. That was just what you do in that time in this place is go learn yourself something or don’t show your face. After all that we fought for there’s just wind that blows through. Bringing people like me back to places like you. It’s 40 years now since Dad died and we all left this place. There’s a pine tree by his graveside that feels like his face. How I’d love to see my little house on the pier. Toilet paper in the keyholes and a set of rabbit ears. I’m sad and I’m sorry to’ve been out of touch. I just couldn’t come back ‘cause I missed you so much.

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from Son of a Rudderless Boat, released January 16, 2010
Kev Corbett: acoustic guitar, upright bass, drums, dobro, electric guitar, voice.

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Kev Corbett Halifax, Nova Scotia

“The man is an exceptional guitar player – for one thing – but also writes extremely clever, finessed, clockwork folk-pop songs whose singable surface belies a tremendous underlying sense of craft. It was really great to see him again.” – Jowi Taylor, Six String Nation

“Well-crafted, skillfully written songs, dazzling guitar playing. Son of a Rudderless Boat is a marvelous listen.” – Penguin Eggs ... more

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