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The Summer You Were Born

from Life Happens {EP} by Amanda West

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The summer I stayed home
I did not tend my nest
dust stayed on the shelves
projects all unfinished

The summer I stayed home
letters were unwritten
the kitchen was abandoned
and weeds grew in the garden

'Cause the summer I stayed home
there's only one thing that I did
I made a human being
I made a human being
and learned how to love him

The summer I stayed home
no one saw me on the street
I missed every festival,
parade and party

The summer I stayed home
I stepped out of the game
out of the workforce
made no money to my name

'Cause the summer I stayed home
there's only one thing that I did
I made a human being
I made a human being
and learned how to love him

The longest I ever pushed
the most I ever gave
the hardest I ever worked, ever
was the summer I stayed home!
It was the most I ever did
I made a human being
I made a human being
and learned how to love him

The summer I stayed home
felt I'd never leave again
but September always comes
and summer always ends

The summer I stayed home
the summer I stayed home
The summer you were born
The summer you were born!

credits

from Life Happens {EP}, released June 1, 2013
Amanda West ~ vocals & guitar
Pete Solomon ~ harmonies
Baby Solas ~ fetal heartbeat & one month gurgles

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Amanda West California

For the seekers and the artists, the mothers, children and elders, for the ones who wonder, choosing the path less travelled, and the ones who listen with their whole heart cracked open, these songs are for you. Amanda’s music breathes mindfulness, medicine and magic. Distilled over a 25 year-long career of songwriting, touring, recording & teaching, this is the truth you have been seeking. ... more

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