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Steinbeck
Alternative Folk
Steinbeck was released on September 19, 2025 by White Shore Music Co. as a part of the album Vignettes
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Release DateSeptember 19, 2025
LabelWhite Shore Music Co.
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM82

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Kim Edwards
Kim Edwards
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Kimberlee Soo Tilley
Kimberlee Soo Tilley
Songwriter

Lyrics

In the field, in the sun
Was a lad of twenty-one
Furrowed brow
Hand to the plow
He spent his nights, spent his days
On the land which he was raised
Til the dust brought him low
Forced him to go
And he said, "O my home, I'm leavin', leavin', leavin'"
And he said, "O my heart is grievin', grievin', grievin'"
He gathered up all he owned
Headed west to the unknown
To workers' fields
For a bed and a meal
He jumped the trains with the bums
Drank his pay with the drunks
Aimless and tough
Til he had enough
And he said, "O my friends, I'm leavin', leavin', leavin'"
And he said, "O my heart is grievin', grievin', grievin'"
He fell in love with the daughter
Of the foreman so he bought her
A wedding band
Asked for her hand
But the seasons started turning
And the money he'd been earning
Left with the crops
So he left with the jobs
And he said, "O my love, I'm leavin', leavin', leavin'"
And he said, "O my heart is grievin', grievin', grievin'"
But my mama loved him fierce
Promised she would wait right there
So he labored and loved
Dawn until dusk
They said their vows, shared the bed
But he longed for his homestead
To live out their lives
Under open skies
And he said, "O my wife, we're leavin', leavin', leavin'
And he said, "O my heart's been grievin', grievin', grievin'"
So I was born and I was raised
On the land my father made
With a furrowed brow
His hand to the plow
And he was old and full of years
But his voice was soft and clear
When he lifted his eyes
And sang the last time
And he sang, "O my soul is leavin', leavin', leavin'
Don't let your heart be grievin', grievin', grievin'
O my soul is leavin', leavin', leavin'
Don't let your heart be grievin', grievin', grievin'"
Written by: Kimberlee Soo Tilley
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