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There’s a cowboy riding
driftwood down the gorge…
[tha]‘t’s fed by the river,
[tha]‘t’s fed by the spring,
from the hill with the ruined forge
He’s hanging on
for dear life
in the wild fury of the water
His knuckles are white
His knuckles are raw
And he can’t hold on much longer

Ho-o-old on, oh oh, oh oh
Ho-o-old on, hold on, oh oh

There’s a lonesome stranger
on a Greyhound bus
looking out a grimy window
[He]‘ sees a crowd of people
standing at the crosswalk
waiting for a chance to move
to the underground
to the escalators
to the elevators, to their penthouse rooms
He’s clutching his baggage
and his knuckles are white and raw
and he can’t hold on much longer

Ho-o-old on, oh oh, oh oh
Ho-o-old on, hold on, oh oh

There’s a woman out there
all dressed in grey
standing with a shovel in the meadow
She’s digging a hole
underneath the hot sun
but the rocks and stones won’t let her
Nothing’s growing here
It’s [a]‘s dry as a bone
She shakes the last drop out of a bottle
But a tear falls down
and her knuckles are raw
and she can’t hold on much longer

Ho-o-old on, oh oh, oh oh
Ho-o-old on, hold on, oh oh

Hand over that shovel
There’ll always be trouble
There’s gonna be some struggles
Along that road
Let go of that driftwood
I’ll take your burden
Take hold of my hand
you can lighten my load

Ho-o-old on, oh oh, oh oh
Ho-o-old on, hold on, oh oh

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from Live at Philadelphia Folk Festival, released August 22, 2019
Matthew Gordon and Sandy Pluta

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Matthew Gordon & Silvershade Scenery Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Turning on a dime from soulfully funky to longingly wistful, Matthew Gordon & Silvershade Scenery, apply strong folk roots with a hard-driving sensibility. Recognizing the unique power that the combination of music and lyrics has on forging emotional connections with each member of the audience, the mission is completed to rocking effect with this electrifying band. ... more

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