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Song for a Farm Boy

from Highland Memories by Sam Marranca

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He was just a young boy at barely nineteen when he left the family farm
Tired of the cruelty he never deserved, the old man did him such harm
Journeyed far away to the west coast they say doin' all the things he had to do
When he finally returned, oh the stories that he earned made me want to go and do them too

And little does he know that we care about him so
It's sad we don't see him anymore…so sad we don't see him anymore

Strong as an ox but gentle as a lamb, an older brother he seemed to me
And everything we did, just thinkin' as a kid, I wish they could all still be
We'd walk along the side of Highway 35 drinkin' Orange Crush on the way
To Benny's Garage where the old truck it was, fixed and ready for another day

And little does he know that we care about him so
It's sad we don't see him anymore…so sad we don't see him anymore


Now time is running on, so many years have gone, who knows when we'll meet up again
I hope it's not at somber affairs like in the past, where tears are flowin' in the end
We all have a choice to express with our voice, the way we feel about things
So when I say my piece, it's a travesty at least of the pain this story really brings

So, little does he know that we care about him so
It's sad we don't see him anymore…so sad we don't see him anymore…anymore.

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from Highland Memories, released July 23, 2019

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Sam Marranca is a singer/songwriter from Hamilton, Ontario

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