House by the Beach

from Strangers by Elijah Johnston

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I spent so much time looking at your pictures
I spent so much time looking at the painting on my wall
I heard you were in town yesterday
I thought about giving you a call
well, how was your day
what did you eat?
what was that thing you always said you wanted to be when you get old?
do you still wanna have that house by the beach?
do your fingers still turn purple when you get cold?

you'd probably ask me how I'm doing
I could never tell you the truth of all that's going on
like how I've been out here trying to get my heart broken
and how I've been out here reading too much into what is spoken
and how I've been spending all my nights strung out in ho hum hollow
and how I've got so many good words, but never any actions to follow
and how I've been out here falling in love with strangers
and how I've got no one in my life who will ever call me out

I spent so much time looking at your pictures
I spent so much time looking at the painting on my wall
I heard you were in town yesterday
I thought about giving you a call
but what would that solve?
would seeing your face help me to forget all of our flaws?
would it change anything?
a small talk, a smile, and a wave is all we have now

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from Strangers, released January 9, 2020
guitar and piano by Elijah Johnston
slide guitar by Tommy Trautwein

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Elijah Johnston Athens, Georgia

Elijah Johnston is a singer-songwriter from Athens, GA whose songs bridge the conversational songwriter fare of now and the hooky guitar based music of the past. Johnston has shared stages with acts like Noah Gundersen, Susto, and Elf Power, establishing a name as a skilled songwriter with a potent live show to match. ... more

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