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Sitting On The Fence

from Just The Three Of Us by GrooveLily

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mbmaziarz Love this group. Was reminiscing about Folk Alliance highlight moments awhile back and remembered this tune. It's as fun and smart as I remembered!
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There are two meadows wide and green
A fence is running in between
And the horses on one side are all healthy
They have perfect shiny coats
And a bucket full of oats
In terms of equine assets they are all wealthy

But every day they're tied to someone else's rope
A riding crop's enough to make them give up hope
Is that the life for me? I don't think I could cope
Nope

That's why I'm sitting on the fence

And over on the other side
Are horses running far and wide
They are proud and they will answer to no one
They are wild as the breeze
As it whistles through the trees
There is beauty in their unbridled motion

But when the winter comes there's hardly food at all
There's no retreating to the safety of the stall
Don't think I'll answer when I hear Jack London's call, y'all

That's why I'm sitting on the fence

There's no alternative - it's how it's always been
You're fat and burdened or unburdened and too thin
So either way you go they're going to fence you in, when

You gotta wear the saddle if you wanna get the apple
But you can't enjoy the apple if you only wear the saddle
But you gotta wear the saddle if you wanna get the apple
But you can't enjoy the apple if you only wear the saddle

That's why I'm sitting on the fence

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from Just The Three Of Us, released November 15, 2002
Copyright © 2002 by Milburn & Vigoda, published by Warner Chappell.
Brendan Milburn: lead vocal, keyboard & keyboard bass
Valerie Vigoda: electric violin & backing vocal
Gene Lewin: drums & backing vocal

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GrooveLily Seattle, Washington

Bicoastal trio GrooveLily inhabits that contemporary space where creative musicians ignore the boundaries laid down by words like rock, folk, jazz and pop. The success of their first concert-musical, the critically-acclaimed holiday show STRIKING 12, has led them farther into the world of theatre, where they have carved out a unique niche as a rock band writing and performing shows. ... more

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