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Cradle To Grave

from Aluminum Oasis by Michael McNevin

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Originally written for inclusion on a the 2017 film "Three Days In August", starring Barry Bostwick, about an Irish Catholic family reunion in Ft. Worth TX. In the end it didn't make it into the film but it won "Song Of The Year" for West Coast Songwriters. It's film title was originally "Good To Sit Down At Your Table", with a different arrangement. Same gist tough - Two Irish ex-pats from Belfast and Dublin, having a drink in TX.

Words and Music by Michael McNevin.
© 2016 Michael McNevin. All Rights Reserved.
Mudpuddle Music (ASCAP).
P.O. Box 2235 Fremont CA 94536.
Artist Website: www.michaelmcnevin.com.

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"Cradle To Grave" (by Michael McNevin)

What'll it be for ya, Jameson's, Bushmills, or gin?
It’s good to sit down at your table again
These dog days ain't over, man it’s hotter than sin
We're thicker than water, but our blood's running thin

ReFrain:
It's a long way to wander from cradle to grave
All the years in between to raise hell or behave
All the years in-between to raise hell or behave


I don't know ya well, but I don't hate ya none
Ain't it funny how things come around when we're done
If there's a score to be settled, it ain't at a bar
The friends that I have are too few and too far ... (ReFrain)


Sometimes I'm lost, sometimes I'm last
Sometimes I drive just to burn up the gas
Dallas to Waco to Kerrville and back
And if I could make Ireland I'd surely do that ... (ReFrain)


As God is my witness, I ain't the worst
Counting my blessings, kissing the dirt
What'll it be for ya, Jameson's, Bushmills, or gin?
It’s good to sit down at your table again
It’s good to sit down at your table again


Words and Music by Michael McNevin.
© 2016 Michael McNevin. All Rights Reserved.

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from Aluminum Oasis, released February 2, 2023
Words and Music by Michael McNevin.
Performed by Michael McNevin, vocal and guitar.
Recorded by Tom Prasada-Rao in a Niles CA.
© 2015 Michael McNevin. All Rights Reserved.
Mudpuddle Music (ASCAP).
P.O. Box 2235 Fremont CA 94536.
Artist Webisite: www.michaelmcnevin.com.

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Michael McNevin San Francisco, California

Michael McNevin's songs read like short stories, a keen eye for detail for the characters and places in his travels. Shared stages with Johnny Cash & The Carter Family, Donovan, Shawn Colvin, Christine Lavin, Richie Havens. Main-stages at Strawberry, High Sierra, Kerrville, Philly Folk Fest. Kerrville New-Folk winner, “DYI Artist Of The Year” for Performing Songwriter, “Song Of The Year” for WCS. ... more

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