John Brown (acoustic guitar, violin and backing vocals)
Todd Nesbitt (percussion)
Dean Roberts (fretless bass)
Jim Ross (classical guitar and vocals)
Produced by Lloyd Hanson and Hemlock
lyrics
AN ACACIA IN SEPTEMBER
Here sit I alone in my thoughts
With empty emotion inside
And as smoke’s drawn from cigarette to mouth
I choke back a tear at your thought
Once a friend spoke of life and the wonders it held
To rejoice in the essence of all
But these feelings abandon me now
I long for that wisdom again
Yet stands tall a tree in my view
With branches that yearn for the sky
As the wind softly rustles its leaves
So too must we bend with breeze
Soon the leaves fall as autumn draws near
A chill rides the wind through my heart
But the sun melts the ice in my heart
For life will return in the spring
(Dedicated in loving memory of Preston G. Ross)
credits
from Exordium,
released December 1, 1994
Music and lyrics by Jim Ross
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