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Rocking Chair

from Newer Songs by Peter LaQuerre

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A video of this song is available on my YouTube channel:

youtu.be/HE6QnV2GKSc

A while back, my neighbor, Bill Robes, revealed that he enjoyed writing poetry. In fact, he was a golf instructor, and he used poetry to relax and sometimes to even motivate his golf students. I asked to see some of the poems, with the idea of putting one of them to music.

We settled on his "Rocking Chair" poem, which described a changing town from the point of view of a rocking chair, sitting on a porch. This was a fun project, and I think Bill for providing the poem and the inspiration for the song.

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There used to be a rocking chair
Of a golden brown
That told stories
To all the friends in town

Some were old and some pretty new
This town is not the same
That rocking chair knew very well
How everything has changed

You see, there used to be a fox beyond that tree
Chasing squirrels and running free
A rooster sat out on the lawn
He’d get you started at the break of dawn

Work was different—you know what I mean
No pushing buttons on computer screens
But we found the time to spin the yarn
And have a drink or three

And when we got to our loved ones
The stars would often shine
The neighbors came and shared their food
Like good friends do

That's the story of the home sweet home
Before the days of telephones
And now the fox doesn't play here anymore

But the rooster crows at the break of day
People moving, they're on their way
The world keeps turning and time keeps ticking on

So if you see a rocking chair
Of a golden brown
I hope you'll have a seat
And imagine this old town

It wasn't perfect we know very well
But it's healthy to reflect
There's some nuggets in there
It would be good to share
With folks in the younger set

And when you get to your loved ones
Remember that the stars still shine
Might be a little hazy in the city lights
But just you never mind...

Cause there used to be a rocking chair
Of a golden brown
Told stories to all the friends in town

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from Newer Songs, track released November 16, 2022
Lyrics by Bill Robes and Peter LaQuerre; Music written and performed by Peter LaQuerre.

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Singer-songwriter from Nashua, NH, USA.

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