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Riding Gloves

from Shangri​-​La West by Jesse DeNatale

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Riding Gloves


Sweet apple blossom and cherry wine
Ride off in the sunset or stay behind
You can hear the horses stirring
You’re growin’ like the willow tree
Leaves are fallin’ all round me
It’s a long journey occurring

Tell me everything you’re dreamin’ of
Let me tell you bout the speed of love
Spread your wings my little mornin’ dove
Someone’s gonna say
Someone’s gonna say good-bye

Oh play your violin for the general’s son
Princess wonder you’ve just begun
You can hear the trumpet at the castle wall blowing
You can hear the footprints in the sand
Before we ever learn how to stand
That’s what they say about going

Tell me everything you’re dreamin’ of
Let me tell you bout the speed of love
Spread your wings my little mornin’ dove
Someone’s gonna say
Someone’s gonna say good-bye

Well step there lightly if you’re gonna walk high
And don’t be afraid to ask why
If you’re really not sure
Turn the music way up loud
Shake the sunlight down from the clouds
Sooner or later
You’ll get an answer

I swear you were sent here from above
Just to teach me how to love
And no one’s gonna be thinking of
How they’re gonna say
How they’re gonna say good-bye

I heard a brand new baby cry
I heard another person up and died
You know the pearly gates swing both ways
I will hold you like there’s no tomorrow
And save you from the seas of sorrow
And I’ll stay here while the band plays

No one’s gonna push or shove
Don’t go putting on your riding gloves
There ain’t no blue sky up above
So how you gonna say
How you gonna say good-bye

How you gonna say
How you gonna say good-bye
How you gonna say
How you gonna say good-bye

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from Shangri​-​La West, released January 1, 2003

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Jesse DeNatale California

Jesse DeNatale has released four critically acclaimed records: Shangri-La West (2000), Soul Parade (2006), The Wilderness (2021) and The Hands of Time (2023). His music has been described as evocative & hopeful, a combination of poetry and storytelling

"A unique and original American voice"- Tom Waits

"The Bard of Tomales Bay"- Ramblin' Jack Elliott

"A dynamic tune-fountain"- Billy Collins
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