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On a Frozen Lake

from Songs of Mesabi by Greg Tiburzi

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The thrill of skating on a lake is a better alternative than alcohol or drugs (that is if you are blessed with good health to begin with, and provided you don't break through the ice).

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On a Frozen Lake

Come November, or December, you tempt your fate and pray it
holds you,
you've heard that it's thick enough to bear your weight
That first glide gets you high, the sound of blades shaving ice
We all see more clearly on a frozen lake

(pre-chorus)
Take your boots off and shut the door,
leave your worries on the shore
For the moment you have the power to do anything

(chorus)
Some years it'll freeze like that, smooth as silk and clear as glass
Lace up your old ice skates and skate away
Ooh, ooh, ooh, skate away
Lace up your old ice skates and skate away

These days it gets dark by five, death waits on the other side,
it's a risk just stayin' alive, for heaven sake
Better grab that blue moon when it shines, ride it right across the sky,
we all feel much better on a frozen lake

(pre-chorus)

(chorus)

(bridge)
If the sun don't melt it and the snow don't come,
you can skate clear to Kingdom Come

(chorus)

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from Songs of Mesabi, released June 14, 2022

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Greg Tiburzi Duluth, Minnesota

Inspired by pop radio, the American songbook, folk and world music, and rock from Chuck Berry on, Greg Tiburzi blends guitar and harmonica to back his compositions of loss, redemption, and fragility of the human condition. He reveres the healing quality of music, the ability to lift and better connect us to each other, our surroundings, and ourselves. ... more

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