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At the End of the Year

by John Elliott

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This the the first single from the forthcoming full length album, "North Star," which will be released on vinyl and compact disc in early 2018. At first, it will not be on the internet. More on that soon: www.thehereafterishere.com.

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I wanna be simple now
Simple
I want to talk to people
I want to tell the truth
I want to ride beside a river like good people do
I want to get out of the city and all these cities
I want to take myself to 1344
1554
1993
I want a rundown in style
I want to get out from under all these people talking
I don’t care about what they say
I don’t care about any of it
And I do want more
Yes, I do want more
I don’t care if you like my stuff
I don’t care if you like me
I just want to get enough to get out of this
And I just wanna walk, just once, my way out of the wilderness

Is there anything sadder than a faded bumper sticker from an old election that was not even close? I think that there’s not, ‘cause you cared once and you still do.

Now all I hear is:

Everything is changing
Down here at the end of the year
I don’t know what it is, but it’s changing
Down here at the end of the year
I don’t know what you are, but you’re changing
Down here at the end of the year
I don’t know what you were, but it’s over

So I saved a little money
Thousands of dollars
I’ve got mid-to-low four figures now
And the way I figure it, if I leave today, I can make it a couple of months before I gotta figure it out

There was danger, it got desperate
Down here at the end of the year
All my angels got distracted
Down here at the end of the year

I took the easy money because money’s hard to make and it’s easy to take. It was easy to take it. And I took the easy love because love is hard to find and when’s it easy, you had better save it. And I took the long, long road ‘cause I like the scenic ways. I like the ups and downs and the price of the mistakes. And I took the underground ‘cause I didn’t like the sound of all the singing.

Down here at the end of the year
Down here at the end of the year
Down here at the end of the year

credits

released December 15, 2017
Written & Recorded by John Elliott

Mixed by Todd Sickafoose at Eary Canal

Mastered by David Glasser at Airshow Mastering

Engineered by Scott McDowell at Hyde Street
& John Elliott at Garland Lane

Piano, Guitar, Keyboards & Bass by John Elliott

Drums by Andrew Laubacher

Artwork by Grace Park

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John Elliott San Francisco, California

“John Elliott is the Andy Kaufman of folk music.”

“Post Seinfeld, Post 9/11 Eyebrow Rock.”

“Well crafted and artful songs by a potentially disturbed individual.”

Singer/songcyclist.
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