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Tight Rope Walker

from 20th Century by Ed Askew

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i met a sailor from Venezuela
told him my grand dad was a whaler
who sailed to Brooklyn when he was 15
he and my grandma had 7 children

i knew an actor who liked to buy wood
he bought a forest for his apartment
he liked to wonder in that black forest
told me that french girls liked German soldiers

...i sang of rivers and boats on the bay
for some kind children who helped me find my way
but in the 90s when i couldn't play
for welfare workers i waited all day

i hitched to Frisco with my friend David
David was 16 when a policeman
took him to Kansas. and left me standing
out on the highway. out on the highway

i walked to Kansas looking for David
the cops said he'd left for SanFrancisco
i hitched to Frisco where i found David
i found him smiling and kissing a young girl

...i sang of rivers and boats on the bay
for some kind children who helped me find my way
but in the 90s when i couldn't play
for welfare workers i waited all day

i met a lawyer a tight rope walker
an old magician who knew a trick or two
he juggled records he was a talker
"now you see it, now you don't"

i met a boy in 1968
he took me home with him and made me happy
and years later he was a daddy
i was his best man when he got married

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from 20th Century, released May 17, 2014

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Ed Askew New York

The singer-songwriter / painter moved to New York for a few months in 1967 where he met Bernard Stollman of ESP-Disk, who offered him a contract. Between 1968 and 1986, Ed lived, mostly, in New Haven; doing occasional shows with his band, and later doing solo shows there. Around 1987, Ed moved to New York City, where he continues to write and record songs, and occasionally perform. ... more

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