Problems of the World

from Songs from a Farmhouse by Alan Getto

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The problems of the world can still be felt in paradise
The pine boughs still feel heavy with snow
Even though it’s summertime

The branches hangin’ down like eyelids under coins
The needles ain’t fit to stabbin’
When they can’t see the point

An eagle is flyin’ round like nothin’s goin’ on
But the crows are cryin’ loud
‘Cause I bet they feel it strong

No one is wholly free, even flyin’ on the breeze
Pushed and pulled around
Like the branches in the trees

It’s a wonder they fly at all, or that the trees are still standing tall
Just to touch the sky
Must be worth the fall

The only thing to do is to reach up at the skies
The problems of the world
Can still be felt in paradise

The problems of the world

The problems of the world

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from Songs from a Farmhouse, track released May 26, 2023
Alan Getto: songwriter, vocals, acoustic guitar with brush, percussion
Zack Kardon: producer, electric guitar, keys, bass, percussion
Mike Johnson: mixing, mastering, synth

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