Lucky Thing

from The Dove and the Porcupine by Balthazar B

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I was thinking about Time out of Mind
Only 18 and I’d yet to discover
That thin, wild mercury sound
In a farmhouse in France fixing walls for my brother

I was lovesick and hung up to dry
37 and ready to suffer
But somehow Bob Dylan survived
A tempestuous heart and he’s running for cover

And oh, oh, oh it’s a lucky thing
That I found you when I did
And oh, oh, oh it’s a lucky thing
That you’re keeping your wildest intentions well hid

Well I’ll look for money if you look for fame
All around us the world will uncover
Such riches to never be named
I’m asleep at the wheel you’re in love with another

Moments later awake in a dream
113th this year man oh brother
And though life’s never quite what it seems
It’s fantastic enough right here under the cover

And oh, oh, oh it’s a lucky thing
That I found you when I did
And oh, oh, oh it’s a lucky thing
That I’m keeping your wildest intentions well hid

Well you came out of nowhere
Miraculously
I came to my senses
It’s hard to believe
The light that you shine on my life

The road is wide open
I see love from here
I’m choosing your warmth over heartbreak and fear
It’s the light that you shine on my life

Well everyone’s looking for someone to follow
The road is less lonely with someone ahead
But the fields that you leave in your wake feel so fallow
When I see what you’ve done man you’re so far ahead

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from The Dove and the Porcupine, released December 11, 2020
Balthazar B - Vocals, Guitars

Theo Marks - Strings, Backing Vocals

Derek Barlas - Bass Guitar

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Balthazar B Amsterdam, Netherlands

Multiple twists in the road have taken me on a journey from London, through Paris and finally to Amsterdam. I've had the same acoustic guitar on my back for the whole adventure and we must have written hundreds of songs together. I have no doubt we will write hundreds more. ... more

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