Willow

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Limited Edition, sewn by hand with love! Laurel Lake EP
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This is a rare little labor of love, sewn by me (Rachel) in the kitchen. Fabric sleeves sewn from a hodgepodge of fabric, a printed insert with lyrics (and a little heart I colored in) and, of course, a CD. Each one is numbered and unlike all the others. I wanted to turn my Laurel Lake retreat into something you could hold! The initial 317 sold out but I've put together another hundred. Have at it!

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lyrics

Willow

i don't wanna say sorry
for all the things i haven't done
i just wanna go back
to the way things were always done
with a hand held out to shake
and a word unbreakable
and a gaze straight as the miles
that cut the dirt

grandma, i wanna go back
to the way things were always done
when you'd come down to find
your man working the ground
with his hand held to the plow
and his back unbreakable
and his word as good as the gold
they found in those hills

but i'm not gonna go
i'm not gonna go
back to the world i never knew

so tell me all your stories
about the way things were always done
back before you knew me
and the world it maybe seemed young
before your hands shook so much
and your voice so breakable
and your back bent
lower than the willow by the woods

because my handshake don't mean enough
and my word is breakable
and my back feels bent
lower than than the willow by the woods
than the willow

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from Laurel Lake EP, released February 21, 2012

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Rachel Ries Minneapolis, Minnesota

Rachel Ries, hailing from the prairies of middle America, crafts sly and compassionate songs for the crooked-hearted. With an electric guitar and piano; a clear voice and steady hand; she deftly pulls listeners in with disarming candor and holds them there with smart and tender poetry. ... more

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