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ONCE IN A WHILE

i waited for the rain to come
and wash away the distance
dividing all the times i tried to smile
once in a while

i saw her lying in the field
her dress was in the trees
a bit disturbing
i awoke to see no face
once in a while

i've seen it blowing in the trees
i've seen it on the roadside
and the lights are chainging
every other mile
i've seen it in the barroom
lying naked on the floor
in time to spend another night
out on the tiles
once in a while

her face was like a sheet of glass
her skin was like the sand
i looked around and saw that
seasons never end
once in a while

i could have stayed to take another turn
or ran before my time
i tried to change like change
was going out of style
once in a while

i've seen it in the buildings
i've seen it on the roadside
in the alleys, all the cars
begin to pile
i've seen it blowing in the breeze
and rip right through the walls
and all the ladies on the billboard
stop and smile
once in a while

i waited for the sun to come
and shine across my face
i'll take my place in line
and stay a little while
once in a while...


-Fall 1998

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from Miles Beyond The Maze (fdm110), released June 17, 2019

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Chris Anderson Alexandria, Virginia

Chris is a wildly prolific songwriter who has hovered among the outskirts of the music world for over 30 years. On his own label, Flying Dachshund Music, Chris has released 154 CDs, 96 of them being full-length albums. That's just the tip of the iceberg and there are no signs of stopping. Ever.

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