All come from Africa

from Streetlight and Colorado (& Bonus Live Tracks) by Gray Cox

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I come from the State of Maine, place we call "Downeast". Very pretty island . . . you should visit me.
Very pretty mountain, very pretty streams, fingers of the ocean caressing me.
But we all come from Africa. We all come from Africa.
We all come from Africa. We all come from Africa.
Some of us went north, some traveled east.
All the way to my home island came the Wabnakis.
Some came on feet, some on wheels,
some came on wings -- ohh . . . see how it feels!
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We come from a tree, we come from the ground,
we come from the ocean . . . we come from a cloud.
Many different voices, many different songs.
Many different dreams and visitations.
Chorus
Here we are in this crazy state, maybe we'll be here next week. Or maybe up in the mountains, maybe down by the sea.
Dancing in the details, laughing at our luck, spinning on this crazy globe -- holding each other up.
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from Streetlight and Colorado (& Bonus Live Tracks), released October 7, 2015

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Gray Cox Bar Harbor, Maine

Gray is a singer/songwriter who plays bones and guitar. He is a parent, grandparent, Quaker and philosopher. He teaches at College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, Maine is a co-founder of the Quaker Institute for the Future, and works on issues of peace and human ecology. His blog, combining music and social commentary is at breathonthewater.com. ... more

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