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1957 (Grandpa Song)

by Hannah Stokes

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Hold me by the sea
Tangled in the spirit of the Japanese
The specific use of pacific blues
Mixed with red and golden hues

I always knew I’d find you here
I never knew how long it’d take
But here we are together now
Bound by nothin’ but fate

Been dodgin’ bullets all my life
Still I couldn’t keep a wife
Let me tell you how I loved her, darling,
Let me tell you how I tried

But the times will change and so will we
Grace of God please cover me
Mountains, ocean, land and sea

I only knew her about 6 weeks
Before I asked her to marry me
Then I watched her walk right out that door
But I’m not angry anymore
The past is in the past my love
I’m only lookin fo’ward

Take it slow around these turns
We don’t need your brakes to burn
Don’t be stupid, you can wait
Take the time you need to take
You’ve got so long

Been dodging bullets all my life
Couldn’t keep a goddamned wife
Let me tell you how I loved her, darling,
Let me tell you how I tried

But the times will change and so will we
Grace of God please cover me
The men I’ve killed can’t forgive me

My friends, my friends where have they gone
Off into the great beyond
Without me

Follow the ocean, follow the sea
Follow the ocean, and come to me
Follow the ocean, follow the sea
Follow the ocean, don’t keep your love from me
Follow the ocean, follow the sea
Follow the ocean, and come to me

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released April 26, 2024
Music and lyrics: Hannah Stokes (ASCAP)
Producer/Recording Engineer: Ashley Dudukovich
Mixing/Mastering Engineer: Melissa Harris-Chambers
Guitars: Hannah Stokes
Vocals: Hannah Stokes
Cello: Tom Kersey

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Hannah Stokes Orlando, Florida

Hannah Stokes is a singer-songwriter based in Orlando, FL. Influenced by the jazz-infused folk songwriting of Joni Mitchell mixed with the soul/RnB stylings of artists like Lianne La Havas and Emily King, she forges an entrancing sonic landscape to invite you into her inner world. ... more

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