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Whippoorwill
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Singer/Songwriter
Whippoorwill was released on April 5, 2024 by Tropo Records as a part of the album Everything's Changed
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Release DateApril 5, 2024
LabelTropo Records
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM122

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Real Sarahs
The Real Sarahs
Performer
Alex de Grassi
Alex de Grassi
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Sarah Larkin
Sarah Larkin
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Alex de Grassi
Alex de Grassi
Producer
Sarah Larkin
Sarah Larkin
Producer

Lyrics

I heard the whippoorwill under the weeping willow tree
that's where my only pledged his tender heart to me
he had amber in his eyes, he was life's sweetest surprise
and I knew that I would love him all my days
We made a cozy home in the Carolina hills
there was bounty in the garden and our bellies we would fill
we made music in the evening out the windows it would float
and the air was filled with love songs that we wrote
We sang i'll love you forever
you are my life's greatest gift
you're the reason I wake in the morning
and the smile on my lips as I drift
I heard the whippoorwill in the tree beside the door
when my true love had to leave our home and go and fight the war
neither one of us could hide the flood of tears that left our eyes
and he promised he'd come home by Solstice morn'
With the Solstice come and gone, I raised the garden raised our son
and I'd wait for his letters that he'd send home from the front
every word brought me joy, he thought of me, and missed our boy
every letter he would write these words to me
He sang i'll love you forever
you are my life's greatest gift
you're the reason I wake in the morning
and the smile on my lips as I drift
I heard the whippoorwill, upon the sunny window sill
in the spring of '45, when my love limped home alive
he had metal in his hip, and a prayer upon his lip
and our daughter she was born on Solstice mornin'
As the family grew strong then the children moved along
never did his love fade, as his whiskers turned to grey
even on his dyin' bed, he stroked my hair and kissed my head
and through his salty tears he sang our song
He sang i'll love you forever
you are my life's greatest gift
you're the reason I wake in the morning
and the smile on my lips as I drift
We sang i'll love you forever
you are my life's greatest gift
you're the reason I wake in the morning
and the smile on my lips as I drift
and the smile on my lips as I drift
Written by: Sarah Larkin
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