Circle Bar

from The Trick Is To Breathe by Sid Griffin

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I'm circling round the Circle Bar I'm circling for a name
I'm circling round the Circle Bar can't remember why I came
Can't remember things we said but remember when & how
I'll circle round the Circle Bar not knowing why right now

We danced till dizzy way past dawn & spoke of plans we made
Our fireworks dazzled every eye we searched but found shade
Past cobblestones & broken homes & sinners on parade
I'll circle round the the Circle Bar not knowing why I stayed.

in Algiers cross the wayer and once in Jackson Square
I kissed you when we said goodbye you laughed and then I sweared
then you walked up Decatur as wind blew back your hair
I watched you as you strolled to work & said a silent prayer

Beignets in cafe du monde coffee strong & black
We watched a steamboat turn upstream & you never did come back
Then one Sunday morning across a market floor
I saw you walking hand in hand & felt alone once more

I'm circling round the Circle Bar remembering why I came
My endless youth is ended no these new days seem so tame
Can't remember things we said but I know I miss you now
I'll circle round the Circle Bar hope we meet again somehow
I'll circle round the Circle Bar hope we meet again somehow

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from The Trick Is To Breathe, released July 2, 2020

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Sid Griffin London, UK

Yep, I'm the guy from the Americana founders the Long Ryders in 1980s L.A. & the guy in the first ever alt-bluegrass act, the Coal Porters, recently out of London. You bet make solo albums & perform singer-songwriter gigs, I’ve toured solo from London to Los Angeles to Sydney to Hong Kong to Helsinki too. Million Dollar Bash is my well-received book on The Basement Tapes and I've never met Dylan. ... more

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