Song For Woody

from Here Now by Isobel Knight

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This is a song for Woody and the family that he loved
Ma and Papa, Roy and Clara in the Okemah sun
Round the state of Oklahoma running wild as they come
This song’s for Woodrow Guthrie and the family that he loved

And I know what you lost in the fire
I couldn’t bear to lose
And I know that in all of my wandering
I never walked half the miles that you did in your beat up shoes

So this is a song for the poet
Writing sweet songs of the dustbowl as a child
In oil towns and Grandma’s house
On trains across the South
Yes this song’s for the poet living hand and song to mouth

Writing songs for peace and rabble-rousing
Who dared to stand up straight and stare the power down
I wrote a song for Woody because he told the truth
What a brave and beautiful thing to do

And I know what you lost in the fire
I couldn’t bear to lose
And I know that in all of my wandering
I never walked half the miles that you did in your beat-up shoes
But I wrote a song for Woody because he told the truth
And I want to do that too

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from Here Now, released August 6, 2021

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Isobel Knight Sydney, Australia

Heart-on-sleeve alt-folk. Isobel wields razor-sharp lyrics and voice that ranges from gentle storytelling to soulful smoothness. Her sophomore album "Here Now" came out in 2021, debuting at number 5 on the independent album charts.

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