Gone were the Years

from Ubi Sunt - Unmastered Edition by Ben Hoganson

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Gone were the years and gray went the embers
The old songs sing of rails
The curtains were sheer those nights in September
The lake winds made them sails
Dancing like ghosts, forever to haunt me
Those days are gone, but ever are with me

North to the pines, past Moose Lake and Barnum
My forebears signed their names
Families left, though no fortunes followed
Staking humble claims
I carry their names. Forever they haunt.
They may be gone, but ever are with me

Vows we avow in the light of the morning
Crunching feet in snow
Shining the sun, so bright it could blind me
It's brightest when it's cold
How my heart shines in the glow of the autumn
Some things are gone, but never forgotten

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from Ubi Sunt - Unmastered Edition, released September 4, 2019

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Ben Hoganson Saint Paul, Minnesota

Singer-songwriter based in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Side acts: Scattered to Broken

Past acts: Duplomacy

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