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Silly Me

from Say When by Sam Steffen

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Once I thought I had you pegged as one of those who knew the world
You spoke of it so plainly
Alluded to it in the past-tense mainly
But I’ve come a long way since then, and now I know
That you’ve always been uncertain
About what’s just behind the curtain
Afraid to name the thing that’s hurtin you so badly
Funny, I never knew—silly me

Once I thought dreams could come true, anyone could be whatever they put their minds
Or backs into becoming
The gun is fired, the racers are off and running
But I’ve come a long way since then, and now I know
That it ain’t the dream that drives you
That determines or decides you
That undoes and divides you any way it can, you see
Funny, I thought it was—silly me

Once I thought I found true love awaiting me in the most
Obvious of places
Wearing one of its million faces
But I’ve come a long way since then, and now I know
That love has its disguises
As many let-downs as surprises
And its veteran advises to look only after you leap
Funny, I didn’t know—silly me

Once I thought I had it bad; I’d taken all the beatings
That this world had to give me
I had the scars to show and to carry with me
But I’ve come a long way since then, and now I know
That sure the current’s slowin
But the rivers still strongly flowin
And no matter how well you’re rowin
Signs of stopping it ain’t showing
You know you really had me goin—for a while there it seems
Funny, I didn’t know—silly me

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from Say When, released October 3, 2021

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Sam Steffen Boise, Idaho

Sam Steffen is a Pennsylvania-bred, Boise-based singer-songwriter whose songs are the torch-wood for a new generation of folk music that has learned from the best stuff in the tradition and aims in spite of everything to keep the human spirit alive and kicking. A versatile musician and skilled finger-picker, Sam is at heart a story-teller, and a prolific one. ... more

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