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King of the Long Goodbye

from Many A Long Hour by Thomas McCallum

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lyrics

The sun was falling through the dust,
For the king of the long goodbye.
He’s been this way for many a long hour,
You can hear his mournful cry:

Farewell, so long, make a great swan song,
For the king of the long goodbye,
Goodbye my friend, I don’t know when
I’ll come to you again.

Our treasure buried by the old white church,
You’ll know what I’ll mean.
Sydney, David, and Baby Birch,
I missed the golden seam.

Oh, why did I forsake our happy little home?
A life with neither spot nor shame,
to be loved, but never owned.

Our love was like the river,
A gash across the land,
The drive back to the city,
The night you held my hand.

The sun was falling through the dust
For the king of the long goodbye,
Goodbye my friend, I’ll be sure to tell you when
I’ll come to you again.
I’ll come to you again.

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from Many A Long Hour, released September 14, 2021

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Thomas McCallum Halifax, Nova Scotia

Thomas McCallum is a singer-songwriter from Six Mile Brook, NS. His first album, "Many A Long Hour," features nine original songs. He released a five song EP, "Crocus Song," in 2014.

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