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Doing What I Can

from Doing What I Can by James Plunkett

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Doing What I Can

If you’re looking for a photograph or at least a meal
I know a little place down in Santa Fe
If you’re searching for a couple lovers building castles in the sand
I know a few you could call up today
There’s a pair of twins in Colorado some of the best men I’ve ever known
They’re working for their love and bread with smiles etched upon their faces
Human and significant
Well Denver may be lonesome for her heroes all the same well I’m lonesome for my brothers but I’ll see them some day

And it’s alright
That the lights
They are a’fadin’
Take your time
Oh that’s just fine
I’ll be a’waitin’
And if you want to a climb a mountain just searching for yourself
I could a recommend a few out West
And if you’re looking for a cup of coffee east of the Mississippi
My door’s always open
And you should know it fine
In the meantime
To send letters across this land
And I apologize for my poor timing
I’m just doing what I can

If you’re looking for a piece of pie or maybe just a little peace of mind
Head down to Asheville, North Caroline
Great writers they can eat their dreams
But just between you and me I need a little bit more sustenance
In times of low tide New England pours itself a beer and
Settles into her quiet spaces
Well I know a girl from New York state with a stoic look upon her face
Mumblin’ Russian lullabies into the rug
And my old communist friend without worry soon will send
A love letter to Cleveland

And it’s alright
That the lights
They are a’fadin’
Take your time
Oh that’s just fine
I’ll be a’waitin’
And if you want to a climb a mountain just searching for yourself
I could a recommend a few out West
And if you’re looking for a cup of coffee east of the Mississippi
My door’s always open
And you should know it fine
In the meantime
To send letters across this land
And I apologize for my poor timing
I’m just doing what I can

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from Doing What I Can, released January 25, 2014

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James Plunkett

James Plunkett is a songwriter first and foremost. His songs are deeply inspired by place, and have been written in Uganda, the American South, New Delhi, India, and the Northeast of the US where he is originally from. He has taken inspiration from all the jobs he's worked over the years and the beautiful folks he's met along the way. ... more

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