Welcome to Michael Perry’s Voice Mail, episode 136. This one’s available to subscribers and non-subscribers alike. Click the player above to listen.
This is a fresh “Roughneck Grace” essay, never before printed nor recorded. In this one, Mike shares how he and his friend Evan wrote a new song they’ll be debuting at two live shows this week. A “scratch” vocal (in this case an unedited take recorded directly into a phone) is attached to the end of the piece so you can hear how the song turned out…so far. (Lyrics at the bottom of this email.) NOTE: Due to a gremlin in the file conversion, the piano might sound ill. I assure you the piano is fine.
Tonight’s show is sold out, but if you’re going to be in or around Minneapolis this Saturday night (December 10), tickets and info on how to see Mike, Evan, and Mike’s band the Long Beds (including a live performance of the new one—with the piano sounding great) are right here.
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STAY BEFORE YOU GO
Purple teddy bearIn a little red chairFor years I’ve just left him sittin’ there
Coffee’s gone coldOur one for the roadI know I gotta let you go
CHORUSWe raised you up to flyI feel you pulling for the skyBut oh, the undertowStay before you go
I kept you from harmIn the crook of one armI cradled your head in my hand
Now you stand tallAt the edge of it allAnd I am just your old man
CHORUS/BRIDGE/CHORUS
