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I thank Nat again for his songwriting challenge, this time around the prompt, "home", that resulted in this song.

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MOTHERSHIP

Lately, been thinking how all of these leaves litter the ground
Discarded letters I never could read in yellow and brown
They're blowing around on a breeze in the sun
Stretching for millions of miles
A circular journey, only to rest for a while

Lately, been thinking ‘bout all of this water running to ground
It flows through my body then down to the ocean, then just turns around
I hear the rain on my window pane, washing the dust out to sea
She cries like a baby if only to get what she needs

Wherever I go, whatever I do
Fall into the ocean, fly into the blue, ‘cause
People were made to stumble a bit when they roam
Whenever I’m lost, and haven’t a clue
I remember the stars shining high above you
Everything living, built upon everything gone
The mothership’s sailing. She’s my home.

We’ve been spinning around
In this blue water town
And fighting like a bunch of little kids
She’s been holding us close
While the Winter wind blows, and
Saving us from the abyss

Wherever I go, whatever I do
Fall into the ocean, fly into the blue, ‘cause
People are made to stumble a bit when they roam
Whenever I’m lost, and haven’t a clue
I remember the stars shining high above you
Everything living, built upon everything gone

The mothership’s sailing. She’s my home
The mothership’s sailing. She’s my home

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from Good Water Safe Camp (Remastered), released April 26, 2023
Words & Music: James Dean Cotton
Guitars: James Dean Cotton

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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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