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A tune written by Neal about growing up in Pennsylvania.

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Oh my old home that stood on the hill
deep in my mind I remember it still
lookin' back with my youthful eyes I can see
wood full of birches and hives full of bees

The flowers, the roses, the fruit trees in bloom
how long ago now I still smell from my room
the night time so quiet and the forest so deep
crickets and peepers would lull me to sleep

And the cat in the yard and the dog on the hill
and the rooster would crow at dawn and at will
Oh the simplest homestead on the edge of the wood
I'd go back there right now, if only I could

there stands the cottage, the outhouse for two
the old covered bridge and the creek that I knew
where the beauty of sunlight shines down on the land
and the back porch, the sun porch and the rock garden stand

And the cat in the yard and the dog on the hill
and the rooster would crow at dawn and at will
Oh the simplest homestead on the edge of the wood
I'd go back there right now, if only I could

I run and hide in a forest of leaves,
it's a walk down the path of my mind's daydreams
I lie on my back and look up to the sky
I'll leave this old homestead the day after I die

And the cat in the yard and the dog on the hill
and the rooster would crow at dawn and at will
Oh the simplest homestead on the edge of the wood
I'd go back there right now, if only I could

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from Blackbird Music, released April 15, 2020
Written by Neal Swanger

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