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I Wish I Were a Guitar

from ep by Mandy Troxel

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lyrics

I wish I were a guitar of some ol lonesome vagabond
and we would set out across this land
with only his voice and the touch of his hand

I'd rest in the arms of poets and lovers
of outcasts and others who cannot be named
I'd laugh and I'd cry when they were happy or lonesome
and tell them sweet things that they never could say

I'd sing them a song from the depths of my soul
but if truth must be told I am just wood and steel
so tell me your tales of your dreams gone unspoken
a string might be broken, but my heart never will

I wish I were a guitar
I'd sing in the company of old smokey bars
and lonesome were only a word in a song
'cause there'd always be somebody singin along

There's hardly a note that hasn't been sung
I'm sure that the past has struck every chord
but tell me your tales of your lost love and heartache
and I'll play like I've never heard them before

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from ep, released January 18, 2002
Mandy Troxel, Guitar and Vocals

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"With a folky voice of clarity that reminds one of early Emmylou Harris, Troxel navigates the waters of love lost and found with songs that offer memorable lines, but no easy answers." - Bill Mallonee

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