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The Greatest of the Americans (pt 2)

from Morningstar by Chris Antonik

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lyrics

In a small cafe at a crossroads on Route 63
Five miles from the last streetlight in East Bethany
She smiled and asked him if he wanted the check
He looked a bit of a wreck
But she was hoping that he wouldn’t leave

He held his heart out in his hand
And drove back north from the promised land
They shared everything across a border
Without a line in the sand

From his penthouse in Toronto to her front porch in Genesee
She felt close enough to touch but it was her that he couldn’t see
She had a cancer inside, a continental divide
Something wrong in the Land of the Free

He stood outside a closing door
He didn’t know her anymore
She was changing in all directions
North to south and shore to shore.

Friends and lovers turn to strangers sometimes
Over lies and made-up crimes
Just keep on digging to where the truth can’t hide
Just gotta keep your hope alive, keep your hope alive

And at night he dreams he sees her
Floating over the great lake
She looks free and beautiful
She holds a torch of forgiveness
And love for him to take
So he keeps that flame burning
Hoping she’ll awake

Friends and lovers turn to strangers sometimes
Over lies and made-up crimes
Just keep on digging to where the truth can’t hide
Just gotta keep your hope alive
Friends and lovers turn to strangers sometimes
Over lies and made-up crimes
Just keep on digging to where the truth can’t hide
Just gotta keep your hope alive
Keep your hope alive

credits

from Morningstar, released August 5, 2022
(C. Antonik/H. Lees/D. Downham/A. Young)

Chris Antonik - vocals, lead guitars, rhythm guitars
Derek Downham - drum programming, organ, rhythm guitars
Alison Young - tenor sax
Lee Rogers - bass

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Chris Antonik Toronto, Ontario

“One of the best artists we’ve heard from the Great White North.” (American Blues Scene)

"Classic modern blues ... made with wisdom and style. Antonik has a transcendent understanding of modern electric blues.” (Indie Folk Americana)

"...[t]he future of the blues" (Blues Underground Network)

Toronto-based Chris Antonik blends innovative, thoughtful songwriting with stunning blues guitar work.
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