Seventeen

from Cold Front by James Parr

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We go out
Just to drive around in the night
And there’s nowhere else we’d rather be

And we talk so loud
In the back seats of our cars
With the windows down, and the radio

Late April afternoon, the bell rings at 2:49
We’re staring through the open windows at the spring sky
Nothing else inside this moment but the here and now
And we believe that we can be forever young somehow

Pushing through the double doors into the parking lot
The latest gossip is the only interest we’ve got
Who did what with who?...And when and where and how and why?
And if it’s all about you, just never let them see you cry

We run so fast
With all our best friends
It always seems
The night never ends
In frozen time
This burning fire
A light inside
That takes us higher

And so we drive
With no desire to look beyond
The headlights on the road

And we’ll never be old
We stop listening when they tell us
Everything is changing soon.

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from Cold Front, released September 4, 2018
music & lyrics © James Parr

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James Parr Seattle, Washington

James Parr has been writing, recording, & performing music all his life.

Drawing inspiration from the natural world, James writes about loss, nostalgia, beginnings & endings, and the winding path of life. With an acoustic foundation, the songs are layered with texture, ambience and atmosphere.

James also performs covers to suit all audiences and settings, across multiple genres and decades. ... more

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