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The second of the earliest songs ever written, a couple lines stolen, a few Southern infestations lived through, a little love borrowed, and "Cicada" was pulled up from the ground.

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I kissed you like kudzu,
'Neath the scream of the cicadas.
They were calling out for love,
And maybe we were, too.

Let's stay here in silence,
Til the moment that I've left you.
Let the leaving keep his dares,
Until the setting of the moon.

You are not my mother's thought of love,
No, no, no-- but you, are all I want,
And all I've got.

You are not a handsome man,
I cannot play in the movies.
There's no star to lead us, now, there's no star to show us how--
Just a love that says we can.

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from Cardboard and Christmas Lights, released February 7, 2017

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The Rough & Tumble Haverhill, New Hampshire

The Rough & Tumble are a dumpster-folk/thriftstore Americana band consisting of Mallory Graham and Scott Tyler. Only This Far, their latest full length record is out May 12, 2023. "The bottom line is these are just quality songs, well written, well played, well sung and arranged, and a pleasure from start to end."- AmericanaUK ... more

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