Permanently Blue

from Ray of Hope by Jim Patton & Sherry Brokus

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Permanently Blue
(Jim Patton)

She never told me anything that happened
Her past was like a scar upon her face
I knew her reputation just in passing
Something somehow ended in disgrace
Even when her Irish eyes were smiling
Even underneath a Lover’s Moon
Even when I was at my most beguiling
She was permanently blue

Something in her voice was so familiar
Something in her sorrow spoke to me
As though the two of us were never strangers
As though the two of us were meant to be
I’d like to tell you how pure were my motives
But you and I know that would not be true
I pretended to myself I didn’t notice
She was permanently blue

I asked her for a dance
She said: I don’t dance
But I’ll sit and drink awhile if that’s ok
Eventually I asked
If I could walk her to her car
Eventually she let me walk away
Cause even when her Irish eyes were smiling
Even underneath a Lover’s Moon
Even when I was at my most beguiling
She was permanently blue

© words and music by Jim Patton (Independent Alligator Publishing Co) (ASCAP)

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from Ray of Hope, released March 1, 2010

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Jim Patton & Sherry Brokus Austin, Texas

Austin folk rock songwriters Jim Patton & Sherry Brokus return with their 7th CD on Houston's Berkalin Records. This time they're leaning toward the rock side of their folk-rock equation with a sound more comparable to Tom Petty or the Byrds.

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