A Wooden Sailboat

from I Haunt My Own House by Andrew Potter

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“A Wooden Sailboat”

music by Andrew Potter
lyrics by Wheeler Cole
© 2019 cole/potter music

A wooden sailboat sliding through the water
is like watching a tree learning how to swim
with the sky and the sea kissing the horizon
every story has a lesson as memories they dim

The mast sings I once stood in the Forest
Branches blowing with the heart of crows
Now the waves have become my mistress
Following the stars off where to no one knows

A father’s dreams drew my bones on paper
A brother’s hands molded wood to sea
A boatbuilder’s son searches for fairer weather
scanning the waves ahead as far as he can see

The mast sings I once stood in the Forest
with my brother’s we covered mountains vast
then came the woodcutter searching for a sentry
and a tree become a story, and this story, now a mast

If I could … stand where I stood
quiet in the forest wide
would I change … all that remains
as the moon dances with the tide

The mast cries I was born as a seedling
born wild of heart before I had a name
I've been scarred by a life of travel
but deep within my spirits still the same

A wooden sailboat gliding through the water
is like watching a tree learning how to swim
and a boatbuilder’s son searches for fairer weather
scanning the waves ahead as far as he can see

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from I Haunt My Own House, released March 9, 2022
Andrew Potter - guitars and vocals
Joe Potenza - bass
John Cote - drums

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Andrew Potter Jamestown, Rhode Island

Andrew Potter is a finger-style guitarist and singer songwriter, playing an eclectic mix of original folk, blues and jazz tunes. He performs his shows at bars, clubs, hotels and other venues in New England and the San Francisco Bay Area. His new CD, I Haunt My Own House, co-written with Wheeler Cole, is a collection of songs backed by some of the finest musicians on the planet. ... more

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