Name: Red Brick Buildings
Duration: P00H03M23S
Description: I have nostalgia for growing up in a small town in eastern Ontario in the ‘80s. I’m grateful for having had the run of the town, although the edges were rough and sometimes hurt.

Red Brick Buildings

from Better Days Ahead by Kate Weekes

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I have nostalgia for growing up in a small town in eastern Ontario in the ‘80s. I’m grateful for having had the run of the town, although the edges were rough and sometimes hurt.

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Red brick buildings in a row, cedar hedge and maple grow
Watch the children come and go from the red brick buildings in a row
Jumpin’ on a waterbed, one fell off and bumped his head
Mamma yellin’ from the dead, but they don’t hear a goddamn word she said

Come home when the streetlights come on
Supper time in summer
I gotta go ‘cause I hear my mom
Can’t you hear, can’t you hear, can’t you hear
Or are you too far from home?

Waiting for that yellow bus, the back is the best and the kids all rush
Older kids gonna spit on us, at the back of the yellow bus
Climbin’ up that water tower, strip the ghosts of all their power
Fearless in his falling hour, climbing up that water tower

Red brick buildings in a row, hoppin’ scotch and skipping rope
Cigarettes and late night shows, call my mom to take me home

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from Better Days Ahead, released February 3, 2023

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Kate Weekes

Kate Weekes is a songwriter, singer and instrumentalist based in the Gatineau Hills of Quebec. Her songs reflect time spent canoeing the rivers of northern Canada, living as a dog musher exploring life as much as possible. Kate has released 3 solo albums alongside collaborative projects and singles. ... more

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