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Castaway

when I was I young man
was a captain all my own
but I’ve sailed this ship away
from everything I’ve ever known
and now I’m living on an island
stranded in my mind
waiting on somebody
to throw me a line

just another castaway
waiting on a better day
I’m looking for a way
to get back home

living on an island
'neath the off-ramp downtown
feel the rumble overhead
of the diesels coming down
and I pretend it’s the water
the waves on the sand
sometimes I almost feel it
running through my hands

I get up in the morning
and I start to make my rounds
cause I need a little sugar
to help this medicine go down
but I doubt there’s drink
strong enough been made
or a thousand sandy beaches
could wash these memories away

out on the island
in the middle of the night
the water’s coming in
and I’m running out of time
and my bones are wet
from laying on the ground
my heart’s still beating
but it don't make a sound

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from Live In Portland, released March 1, 2015

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Jack Dwyer Port Townsend, Washington

Jack Dwyer is a multi-instrumentalist, singer/songwriter, and teacher based in the Pacific Northwest. He records and performs original music under his own name and works as a freelance picker with some of the most respected Northwest and nationally-based musicians. ... more

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