My Son

from The Great Escape by Emily Triggs

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My Son – Emily Triggs

All the way to the mountains I will take you with me
I will show you the valleys and we’ll climb the highest peaks
The coloured leaves will bend and weave the strength for everyone
All the way to the mountains my son

All the way to Ausable we will drive along the shore
We will swim in Lake Champlain underneath the burning star
The dark blue waves will wash the pain your tomorrows will never see
All the way to Ausable with me

It doesn’t matter much to me what the other people say
I’ll show you the ways of days before us

All the way to the city we will cross the Pont Champlain
We will stare up at the buildings where the old stones know our names
The darkest alleys will ring and rally of dreams yet to be won
All the way to the city my son

All the way to the Kootenays we will drive the winding road
I will tell you the stories that I know I’ve never told
The tallest trees will whisper these to you for years to come
All the way to the Kootenays my son

Forever is not long enough, I don’t know where we’ll go
The sky is our road clouds don’t deter us

All the way through the meadow I will sing you the songs
That my father and his father and his father sang before
All the birds will string the words with us from memory
All the way through the meadow with me
All the way through the meadow with me
All the way through the meadow

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from The Great Escape, released March 28, 2024

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