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Laughter of a Child

from Recollections (2018) by James Dean Cotton

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Oh, I was once a boy in love
With being barely five.
When I was anything I want
And fearlessly alive.

Rode our bikes to the river’s edge,
Fourteen miles each way.
Brakes burnt out on the downhill side
And we laughed all the way...

And the laughter of a child
When those kids were running wild.
When my years have all disappeared
The only song I long to hear, is the
Laughter of a child.

Draw me in your wind of life.
Spin the sky like a toy.
Toss me to the summer night.
Let me run with the boys.

Now you may shoulder cares in the world,
Troubles long or mean or mild.
Pill nor potion ne’er can relieve,
Like the laughter of a child.

And the laughter of a child,
When the kids were running wild.
When my years have all disappeared
The only song I need to hear,
Still ringing in my ears, is the
Laughter of a child.

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from Recollections (2018), track released December 8, 2017
James Dean Cotton: vocals, guitars, mandolin

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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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