This Is the Sound

from The Heart Collector by Adam Levy

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Thinking back on when I first discovered what I had in me
Like finding a babe in a manger, or a pot of gold up in a tree
Drunk at a party, truth or dare, it was the dare that set me free
Opened my mouth and there it was
Kid Caruso they all called me

I learned to make each song my own, and then I learned work the crowd
I could murmur in undertone, or I could sing it loud and proud
I traveled round the whole world twice, and then I did it in reverse
It's a hell of a way to live, just keep 'em smiling and pass the purse
(Pass the purse)

Days and nights add up to weeks, and then the months turn into years
By the time I stopped to take a breath, hair was sprouting from my ears
Singing is a young man's game, any crooner could tell you that
A man my age should be in a boat on a lake, fishing lures and a floppy hat

Sure enough it all went south, when I expected it the least
Hullabaloo, I opened my mouth to sing a chorus of "Basin Street"
There was nothing but dust and stillness like you'd find underneath a chair
Went to the well for a taste of water, and I found a desert there
(Ain't nothin' but a desert there)

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from The Heart Collector, released February 14, 2011

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Adam Levy New York, New York

Adam Levy is an NYC-based guitarist with 30 years of experience as a performing artist, studio musician, journalist, and educator.

He has released more than a dozen albums of his own, and is featured on recordings by Norah Jones, Vulfpeck, Ani DiFranco, Allen Toussaint, and other renowned artists. He has toured extensively as a solo artist and as a collaborator. ... more

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