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Friends of Friends of Bill

from Book of Travelers by Gabriel Kahane

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  • Book of Travelers CD
    Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Comes in a digipak with complete lyrics and original photography. You will be emailed a link to download a song upon pre-ordering, and will receive four additional songs (one every 10-14 days) leading up to the release. (Image is just a mock-up; physical product doesn't exist yet!)

    Includes unlimited streaming of Book of Travelers via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

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  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    **We have resumed regular shipping (24-48 hours from placement of order)**

    A new, limited edition pressing of the critically-acclaimed 2018 album is here on gorgeous translucent orange vinyl.

    “a stunning portrait of a singular moment in America” — Rolling Stone
    “one of the finest, most searching songwriters of the day” — Alex Ross, The New Yorker

    Includes unlimited streaming of Book of Travelers via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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  • Sheet Music

    PLEASE NOTE: this item is currently being reprinted and will ship in 3-4 weeks.

    Full Score, Piano & Voice, for Book of Travelers. Engraved, note for note, by the composer. 70 pp.
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lyrics

Those neighbor kids, they meant no harm.
Came home from church to find a three-alarm.
To my sister’s, she gave us a key.
Three years, one room, two kids and me.

But he would lift my burden—
All the power, the comfort
In his name.
Is that so much to ask—
To believe and be unashamed?

Stay after church, for friends of friends of Bill.
I tell the story of my son, his need, the pain to kill.
How I saved all the money, a box in a drawer.
How I’d give it to him; knew what it was for.

But he would lift my burden—
All the power, the comfort
In his name.
Is that so much to ask
To believe and be unashamed?

The visits get harder.
He lowers his eyes, and every time
They get darker.
I show him the pictures drawn by his kid.

How do you learn you can smother someone with your love?
Isn’t loving at all in this world hard enough?

Those neighbor kids, they meant no harm.

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from Book of Travelers, released August 24, 2018

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