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In The Valley Below

from Rough Edges and Ragged Hearts by Linda McRae

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lyrics

In The Valley Below (© Charlie Stephenson)

I grew up farming, charming, down in the valley, Kellys and Sallys
Sowing and hoeing, growing, behind our mare Mabel, food for the table
we saw some hard times but we wanted no one’s pity
we made ends meet painting barns with “See Rock City”
in the valley below The Brow

I grew up learning, yearning, down in the valley, for love in back alleys
dying from trying, lying, to tame my wild horses, of my unwise choices
I read of a man named Cain in bible studies
I raised that man up on the weekends with my buddies
in the valley below The Brow

CH In the valley below, you’ve got Friday hoedowns
In the valley below, blue ribbon jams
In the valley below June brides leave town
For a night on The Brow

Came time to leave home, half grown
I failed my hard courses off to the armed forces
ten thousand yes sirs, no sirs, soon I was able, goodbyes to Mabel
I shipped overseas to some god-awful places
stood my outpost protecting all those back home faces
in the valley below, The Brow

CH In the valley below, you’ve got weekend cookouts
In the valley below, fresh market sprouts
In the valley below gents take their wives
For a night on The Brow

Now I gaze out my window into the valley below
where I faced with my Kelly all that life had to throw
though weathered and worn like these old barns we remain standing
built so long ago when times were less demanding

In the valley below, the lights are glowing
In the valley below, west winds are blowing
In the valley below, never tire of going
For a night on The Brow

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from Rough Edges and Ragged Hearts, released October 11, 2012
Written by Charlie Stephenson

L. McRae: Clawhammer Banjo, Accordion, Vocals
Samantha Parton: Backing Vocals

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Linda McRae Kingston Springs, Tennessee

Linda's soaring, honest vocals hold nothing back. She nails a song to the wall. This gifted singer/songwriter/musician and holder of 3 platinum albums, plays clawhammer banjo, acoustic guitar, accordion and porchboard, combining old-time sounds with universal themes of heartbreak & redemption offering an intriguing sepia postcard from the past that is vibrant and alive in the present. ... more

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