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If You Truly Love Me

from Traveling Wildfire by Dom Flemons

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lyrics

I tore down the wall
That showed me the way
To a dream that I once knew
As I ride through the ruins
of my old home place
I have finally made it
On back to you
My hands are tired
From knocking on your door
Though I can see you clearly
Through the open windowpane

Tell me now, little one
As I stand at your door
Tell me forever
That you love you me no more
For I’ve come back again
To take my picture off the wall
For if you truly love me
Let my heart go free

Did you know that I gave away
two weeks’ pay
Just to be here next to you?
Did you ever consider
That one look in your eyes
Could have repaid
every debt you were due?
There’s a storm in the distance
Can’t you see the clouds?
I have a long journey
And its looks like rain

Tell me now, little one
As I stand at your door
Tell me forever
That you love you me no more
For I’ve come back again
But be rest assured
That if you truly love me
Let my heart go free

It’s a twisted mile
From the skyline to the sea
And I ask you
To let my heart go free

Lullaby, Lullaby
A target on my back
A mirror of all you survey
You made me mourn your name
But now my money’s my own
My decision it was
Thoughtfully weighed
A garden once stood
In the place where we stand
So I will leave you with this final refrain

Tell me now, little one
As I stand at your door
Tell me forever
That you love you me no more
For I’ve come back again
Get your eyes up off the floor
Cause if you truly love me
Let my heart go free

I’ve come back again
Get your eyes off the floor
Cause I don’t give a damn
If you don’t love me anymore

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from Traveling Wildfire, released March 24, 2023
Dom Flemons, vocal, Fraulini Angelina guitar, harmonica, electric bass, marching bass drum; Matt Pynn, Mullen pedal steel; Lashon Halley, background vocals

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Dom Flemons Chicago, Illinois

The American Songster, Multi-Instrumentalist, Singer-Songwriter, Music Historian, Record Collector

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