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Old Man by the Sea

from Carlaw Ave. by Haley Midgette

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Haley wrote this song for her father on the day his father passed away.

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When I was a child, he lived in a shoebox
A place full of treasures, a home by the sea
As I got older, he lived in a trailer
A house full of papers, important debris.

When I was a child he made me feel perfect
He called me sugar, he lived by the sea
As I got older, his flaws were apparent.
From such understanding, he means more to me

Oh, to, summer and childhood and life by the sea
Oh, to, all that came after… that life in a dream

When you were a child, he built you a diamond
You squared off the bases, you lived in a dream
When you got older, he looked at you different
He said you’re a man now, he moved to the sea

And I never met her, this piece of the puzzle
But I bet you’re like her, she gave you her ease
And it must seem strange now, to be here without them
Cause they felt to you, much like you do to me

Oh, to, summer and childhood and life by the sea
Oh, to, all that came after that life in a dream

And I took a photo
My brother a book

My sister took nothing
A long final look
My mom’s scared of clutter
It clutters the mind
My father he likes to
Leave nothing behind

And he was a window, to you as a child
So I could imagine a you before me.
The magic has faded, at least lost its luster
But you look for meaning, you’ve passed that to me

So you tell me a story, we laugh at his temper,
We cry for a dignified man and then we
Wonder if he’ll ever know what he’s left us
The death of a noble old man by the sea.

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from Carlaw Ave., released November 6, 2020

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Haley Midgette Toronto, Ontario

Haley Midgette is a Toronto-based singer-songwriter and actress.

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