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By a Craftsman's Hand

from Live: Bound for Glory by Andrew McKnight

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Previously unreleased on CD; recorded by Andrew McKnight & Beyond Borders for the 2015 documentary "Sound of Home"

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Words & music by A. McKnight, 2015©Catalooch Music, BMI
arrangement A. McKnight, Lisa Taylor, Les Thompson, and Stephanie Thompson
Verse 1
I have been a sturdy tree,
growing strong for a century,
with roots and branches, rings and burls,
but I want to see the great wide world,
I want to see the great wide world

Verse 2
Sheltered creatures great and small,
bound to Blue Ridge mountain tall,
I listen to my branch birds sing,
of what I'd see if I had wings,
what I'd see if I had wings

Verse 3
All must meet the saw or storm,
and tumble to the forest floor,
with smooth cuts sanded, shaped and stained,
by a craftsman's hand I'm born again,
by a craftsman's hand I'm born again

Verse 4
I've been given singing strings,
and tone like a church bell rings,
now I travel across this land,
I found my voice in your hand,
I found my voice in your hand

Reprise
I have been a sturdy tree,
growing strong for a century,
with roots and branches, rings and burls,
now I'm off to see the great wide world,
I'm off to see the great wide world

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from Live: Bound for Glory, released January 1, 2016

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Nationally-acclaimed singer/songwriter and guitarist celebrates rural America, weaves masterfully crafted songs, humorous stories and poetic drama into a musical soundscape sketched with shades of Appalachia, tasteful slide and jazzy blues, feisty anthems, and rustic folk. 5 solo CDs heard on many public & community radio, plus NPR "Art of the Song" & "River City Folk" and XM/Sirius. ... more

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