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Face to Face

from Cardboard Ox (2015 EP) by Cardboard Ox

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Written by Steve Allain.

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I want to reclaim all the years I spent inside a fog
I was a hammer desperately seeking out a nail
Then you came along, it's like our voices became one
And this story had begun and we set sail

I have a wide past like the Mississippi River
And it creeps up on those levees like a thief
So I decided that it was time to move to higher ground
What I lost and what I found was a relief

And all this time that we've been spending face to face
And all the things you've said have kept my head in a better place
And when those thoughts creep in and I begin
To feel like I'm losing the fight
Well I can just look across at you
And know that everything will be alright
Yeah I can just look across at you and it will be alright

We all have hard times can we conquer them with patience
But that clock keeps pushing back on everyday
Time is a killer, soon we'll be off to meet our makers
We're the movers not the shakers in this play

I'm not a gambler but I'm taking all my chances
Giving up the ghosts and the guarantees
And Lady Luck, well I won't be traveling with her
For my money you're much better company

And all this time that we've been spending face to face
And all the things you've said have kept my head in a better place
And when those thoughts creep in and I begin
To feel like I'm losing the fight
Well I can just look across at you
And know that everything will be alright
Yeah I can just look across at you and it will be alright

Well I thought I only needed sunshine I was so naive
But I started wilting heavy and I lost most of my leaves
The rain came hard and jarred my fragile frame until I realized
The struggle's only there to keep you alive

I want to reclaim all the years I spent inside a fog
I was a hammer desperately seeking out a nail
Then you came along it's like our voices became one
And this story had begun and we set sail

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from Cardboard Ox (2015 EP), released October 24, 2015
Steve Allain - guitar, banjo, vocals
Tracie Potochnik - mandolin and vocals

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Cardboard Ox Providence, Rhode Island

Well-established as solo performers in their home state of Rhode Island, Tracie Potochnik and Steve Allain joined forces in the spring of 2014 when Tracie showed up on Steve's doorstep with her mandolin and said, "Let's write a song together!" The two have since formed a duo featuring sweet and soulful harmony, thoughtful musicianship, and delicately crafted lyrical storytelling. ... more

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