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You've Been Away So Long

from Circumstance by Alice Howe

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I walked out in a storm the other night
I walked out into the river as it raged above its banks the other night
I was sure the current would part around my waist
But I reached out for your hand, I admit I was afraid
Strong swimmer though I know myself to be

CHORUS
Hey darlin’ you’ve been away so long
Hey darlin’ you’ve been away so long
See how the trees have grown since you been gone

I went down, I went down to the water’s edge
I went down to the water as the sun sank low behind the ridge
The last deep breath of summer lies blazing in the sky
One step toward those mountains and I’d grow the wings to fly
Every whisper of the waves upon the shore tells me so

CHORUS
Hey darlin’ you’ve been away so long
Hey darlin’ you’ve been away so long
See how my garden’s grown since you been gone

Looking back, looking back on all these years
It plays out like a movie and somehow in a blink it disappears
When you’re in the moment it’s so hard to read the signs
You just need that perspective that you only gain in time
I’m just trying to build a life that lets me follow who I am

CHORUS
Hey darlin’ you’ve been away so long
Hey darlin’ you’ve been away so long
See how the trees have grown since you been gone

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from Circumstance, released April 21, 2023
Music and lyrics by Alice Howe
© 2023 Know Howe Music (BMI)
First written in Seattle, WA, Summer ‘16;
Third verse added Hollywood, CA, Spring ‘21

Alice Howe - lead and harmony vocals
Freebo - fretless bass
Jeff Fielder - electric guitar (right channel)
Will McFarlane - electric guitar (left channel)
Clayton Ivey - Hammond B3 organ
Justin Holder - drums

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Alice Howe Boston, Massachusetts

To hear Alice Howe sing is to be enraptured by the natural, unaffected beauty of her voice. There’s no artifice, no histrionics — just honest, authentic, emotionally resonant singing in the tradition of the roots music that shaped her.

Her second and latest album, Circumstance, was recorded at FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals and produced by her creative partner Freebo (Bonnie Raitt). ... more

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