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The Things My Father Gave Me

from Say Yes by Laura Zucker

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My Dad grew up in two rooms behind the grocery store
He wanted his kids to have a little more
We learned by his example the lessons he taught
He couldn’t give us everything, but this is what we got

A little bit of shyster
An eye for the absurd
A heart that’s always open and
A love for all the world
As the leaves on my own mighty oak begin to fall
I see the things my father gave me
Weren’t things at all.

There were those cowboy boots I coveted when I was seventeen
He bought me my first outfielders’ glove
The B210 when my first car was smashed to smithereens
Each less an act of commerce than of love

We got
A little bit of shyster
An eye for the absurd
A heart that’s always open and
A love for all the world
As the leaves on my own mighty oak begin to fall
I see the things my father gave me
Weren’t things at all.

I have a thousand punchlines living in my head

He was
A little bit of shyster
Had an eye for the absurd
A heart that’s always open and
A love for all the world
As the leaves on my own mighty oak begin to fall
I see the things my father gave me
Weren’t things at all.

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from Say Yes, released June 25, 2017

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Laura Zucker San Francisco, California

Singer-songwriter Laura Zucker wins audiences over with a hard-won perspective and a positive spin. The powerful imagery of her songs and stories ring so true you might think she’s read your diary - and you’ll find yourself humming her infectious melodies for days to come. ... more

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