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Alberta

from BalconyEP by Kylie Fox

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The roads are long and the roads are straight
No gas stations or corner stores
Just trees on trees on trees on trees on billboards
Though the sky is wide
and the sun is hot
oh how I miss the winding hills of British Columbia.
Though the work it was hard and the mountains they were cold still I had arms to hold around me.
I'm worried about Alberta.

A friend she followed to this flat land
He'd work the rigs she'd make him casseroles
and she'd say please oh please oh please oh please come home
But he'd show up late
and his eyes were glazed
Oh how she missed the windy freedom of the maritimes.
Though I've come here with my pack
to work hard for a dime
the nearest lake is my ocean
and I'm worried about Alberta.

You've got a really pretty face
come on over and we'll talk a while
Oh tease oh tease oh tease oh tease this tall child
Though your gaze was vague
and you grew tired
I'd still collapse into your hopeful possibility
Your broad shoulders and your back
weathered by the rain can't shelter children from this province
I could tell you were worried about Alberta.

I've been driving for an hour
next to a blonde and beautied passenger
and she cries please of please oh please oh please father
I paid you back
I've got no cash
But I'm making stories that how dare you try to save me from.
I pull over finally
to a bar in Canyon Creek
where Judy tells us that we're butterflies.
I forgive you Alberta
I'll fly away soon Alberta.

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from BalconyEP, released November 1, 2017
Drums: Geoffry Smith
Bass: Chuck Teed
Guitar: Kylie Fox
Violin: Nienke Izurieta

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Kylie Fox Fredericton, New Brunswick

Kylie Fox is a Canadian singer songwriter, fusing indie-folk storytelling with vintage elements of jazz and alternative rock. Her perceptive lyrics and undeniably catchy melodies are illustrated by a classically trained voice, warm and textured with a laid -back richness. With influences like Joni Mitchell, Brandi Carlile and Sharon Van Etten, her music is ethereal, lush and real. ... more

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