Solitary Man

from New Kind of Blue by Joe Flood

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It's a time lapse study of a sidewalk cafe
Expressions turning over as the moment strays
Through the ever changing crowd, but one face stays
It's the image of a solitary man

Chairs fill up with shadows, words fade on the wind
He pulls his coat around him like along lost friend
His feet are cold and restless and his heart is made of tim
The spitting image of a solitary man

Interrupted harmony, an unfinished tune
The moon's howling at you, but he'll be leaving soon
As the camera pans the street around your routine and your plans
You can look for your reflection in that solitary man
Solitary man

It's a time lapse study of the colors of the sky
Glass and metal rectangles, water mountains sailing by
Distorted, but it's clear perspective's only in the eye
Like the image of a solitary man
Solitary man

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from New Kind of Blue, track released July 10, 2010
Bass, Dom Richards; Drums, Diego Voglino; Eric Ambel, 12-string guitar; Joe Flood, vocal, acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin.

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Joe Flood New Haven, Connecticut

Joe Flood is a songwriter, singer, and multi-instrumentalist who has performed, written, and recorded with many of the great names in American roots music, among them The Band, Blues Traveler, Dr. John, Bottle Rockets, Laura Cantrell, Eric Andersen, Happy and Artie Traum, Jim Weider, Eric "Roscoe" Ambel, Jono Manson, and the list goes on! Please visit www.joefloodmusic.com for more information. ... more

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