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Cardboard Boat

from Cardboard Boat by David Berkeley

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Title track off David Berkeley's newest album, Cardboard Boat, which pairs with stories from Berkeley's new novella of intertwining short stories, The Free Brontosarus. Featuring Sara Watkins on background vocals.

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I’m on a cardboard boat
And the water is high
When you’re on your own
Feels like there’s nowhere to hide
I’m on a cardboard boat
Tonight

Been looking back again
feels like I’ve lost everything
I know I’m older now
Feels like the tide’s rushing in
Been looking back again tonight
So Please leave the light on
So I can find my way back to you
Leave the light on, for me.

It’s like a carnival
after the weather has changed
Even the carousel
Don’t want to turn in this rain
I’m at a carnival Tonight

So please leave the light on
So I can find my way back to you
Leave the light on, for me.
Or let a ladder down
So I can climb my way back to you
Let a ladder down For me.
Are you still listening?
Cause I’m still talking to you
Cause when the curtains drawn
Tell me what else should I do?
I’m on a cardboard boat tonight

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from Cardboard Boat, released September 25, 2015
straw man publishing 2015 ascap

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David Berkeley Santa Fe, New Mexico

The San Francisco Chronicle calls Santa Fe-based songwriter and author David Berkeley a “musical poet,” and the New York Times praises his “lustrous, melancholy voice with shades of Tim Buckley and Nick Drake.” He was a guest on This American Life, and has released 7 studio albums and 2 books. He is also half of the wildly creative Trans-Atlantic costumed duo Son of Town Hall. ... more

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