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High On The Low Garden Wall

from Basement Songs (2019​-​2021) by James Dean Cotton

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This oddly-named tune was inspired by my buddy, Carmen Zullo, who, when I was editing a photo for another song for his "Palace Blue Room" album, said I was making his childhood home look weird and creepy. He said his memories we good, and that it was a happy place. He used to race his hot wheels on the rock wall out front. I tried to imagine growing up in a stable household in the 1950's and came up with this.

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It was a happy place, I ran my car races
High on the low garden wall
It was the sunshine, warm in a carefree time
High on the low garden wall

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It was a happy place, we wore our summer face
Down by the Jersey shore
Boats in the distance, fading resistance
Liberated by the war

All the little row houses backed up to factories

Doors were open wide calling the kids inside
Home again
And when they went to war, they knew what they were fighting for
Home again...

All the little row houses backed up to factories

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High On The Low Garden Wall

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from Basement Songs (2019​-​2021), released March 11, 2022
Lyrics, Music: James Dean Cotton
Ukulele, guitars, vocals, harmonica, drums
Bass: Darrell Jesse

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James Dean Cotton Seattle, Washington

James Dean Cotton hails from the Missouri Ozarks where bluegrass and Americana infused an easy, 70's acoustic style. He writes and performs solo and with the acoustic duo, American Sons, in the Seattle area.

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