Higher Ground (feat. Ric Robertson)

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lyrics

I won’t take the needle can’t handle the spoon
I’d swim in the blues ’til I drown
Pills take the pain but the high fades too soon
Like lovin’ you
Lovin you, I’ll be headin’ for the higher ground

So often I think of our spot by the stream
That ran with a burgundy wine
Your blue eyed caress every word was a dream
And you were mine
You were mine
’Til he showed up to put you back down

Tell me, why let him shatter the moon?
He was blind to its glow
Yet your shadow still follows a graceful white dove

The breeze used to blow with a rosier tune
One of love
But I’m not gonna steal or beg for your kiss
You won’t see me just hangin’ around
There’s nothing left here but a half sunken ship
I’ll be gone before the rains come down
Yeah good luck to yourself and those pretty red lips
I’m moving to the higher ground

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from + 1, released March 19, 2021
(Mike Barnett) Mike Barnett Music (BMI), administered by Compass Copyright Administration (BMI)

Mike Barnett: Fiddle, harmony vocal
Ric Robertson: Guitar and lead vocal

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Mike Barnett Nashville, Tennessee

GRAMMY® nominated, fiddle prodigy returns a new duets album feat. Sierra Hull, Sarah Jarosz, Ricky Skaggs, Molly Tuttle and more. Originally slated for release in 2020, + 1 was delayed when Mike suffered a brain aneurysm. Friends and musicians rallied, starting a GoFundMe to assist Mike while he continues his recovery. ... more

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