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Wishing Stone (Long Pond)

from These Broken Years by Mad Mar Walker

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I wrote this song while I lived on the border between New Hampshire and Maine. Long Pond is in Maine. Cathedral Ledge and the White Mountains are a little to the north over in New Hampshire. That area has some of the prettiest scenery anywhere. When you are missing someone - the stark beauty of nature gives consolation to the wounded heart. The seed of the song was this: a fellow in Hiram, Maine who had a girl friend in Boston over many years. She wouldn't move to Maine, and he wouldn't move to Boston. They had their reasons I guess, and I was thinking about this one day at Long Pond, looking into the water, tossing a stone in now and again. Then I had an idea for this song.

This version of Wishing Stone was recorded around 1990 in Dickie Tilton's Conway, New Hampshire studio. Dickie liked this song so much he wrote a piano accompaniment and he is playing it on this track. We used it once to open for a concert by Devonsquare in North Conway. These days you can find his fabulous "Blues Piano" CD on his site at www.dickietilton.com

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WISHING STONE
(Long Pond is Cold)

by Mad Mar Walker

Long Pond is cold and clear.
I can see pine needles on the bottom from here.
White pine reach straight to the sky.
Their roots are twisted I bet their eyes are dry.
I tried to hard and I was far too kind.
I let you talk me right out of my mind.
You worn me smooth like a Wishing Stone.
You say you love me - well here i am,
You say you love me - right here I stand.
If you love me - why do I stand here alone?

Chilly rain taps down on my roof,
the sound brings back memories
that ache like a bad tooth.
It's doesn't get better, it never goes away.
Maybe I'd better find myself a dentist today.
I tried too hard, I cared far too much.
I think your heart was out to lunch.
You wore me smooth like a Wishing Stone.
You say you love me - well here i am,
You say you love me - right here I stand,
If you love me - why do I stand here alone?

Cathedral Ledge is a good place to cry,
a place of nature and healing
where the heart can fly.
White Mountains, in their blanket of snow,
make you forget the love that had to go.
When you look up at the stars at night
You know your heart will be allright
thought it's worn smooth as a Wishing Stone
You say you love me - well here i am
You say you love me - but it's right here I standI
If you love me - why do I stand here alone?

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from These Broken Years, released January 1, 2010
Vocals by Mad Mar Walker, Keyboard, Dickie Tilton
Wishing Stone by Mad Mar Walker
Keyboard arrangement by Dickie Tilton

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Singer-songwriter, finger-pickin-style acoustic guitar-player, performance poet and eccentric human being. Even better live!!

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