Smoldering Coals

from Gone Solo by Andrew Trotter

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Smoldering Coals

My dad bought a farm with a tumbledown house,
He wasn’t a farmer so he rented it out,
A soft-spoken stranger said he’d fix it up fast
Till he took his own life with a shotgun blast.

You never know what’s underneath
Or behind the gates that may be released,
Smoldering Coals about to dwindle and die
May suddenly kindle a forest fire.

Smoldering Coals, Smoldering Coals,
Smoldering Coals, Smoldering Coals,
While you’re waiting for the afterglow
You gotta watch out for the Smoldering Coals.

My two best friends became husband and wife,
They started a family and made a life,
The man had his secrets, thought he’d turned the page,
Then his past exploded on the scandal stage.

You never know what’s underneath
Or behind the gates that may be released,
Smoldering Coals about to dwindle and die
May suddenly kindle a forest fire.

Smoldering Coals, Smoldering Coals,
Smoldering Coals, Smoldering Coals,
While you’re waiting for the afterglow
You gotta watch out for the Smoldering Coals.

One day you feel invincible,
The world is there in your hands,
But your triumphs are false and your confidence
Slips through your fingers like the desert sands.

Smoldering Coals, Smoldering Coals,
Smoldering Coals, Smoldering Coals,
While you’re waiting for the afterglow
You gotta watch out for the Smoldering…

Smoldering Coals, Smoldering Coals,
Smoldering Coals, Smoldering Coals,
While you’re waiting for the afterglow
You gotta watch out for the Smoldering Coals.

COPYRIGHT © 2017 ANDREW TROTTER ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

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from Gone Solo, released February 1, 2019
Lyrics by Andrew Trotter. Music by Pete Murphy.

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I am a guitarist and singer in Washington, DC, USA.

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