Baltimore

from The Spark by Kevin Heider

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lyrics

There’s a new life breathing downstairs
It’s another beautiful night in late July
I can see the moon and the stars are all out tonight
I can see the airplanes flying high

It’s just me and these smoked-out cigarettes
I’m staring at a high-wire crucifix
And I’m praying, yeah, I’m praying for some guidance
On a rooftop in Baltimore

I feel like an old life suffocating in the night air
Looking down over these lights and wondering where mine went
When I was a child I swore that I’d always let it shine
Maybe up here God will help me find it again

It’s just me and these smoked-out cigarettes
I’m staring at a high-wire crucifix
And I’m praying, yeah, I’m praying for some guidance
On a rooftop in Baltimore
On a rooftop in Baltimore

I feel like an old soul stuck in its dark night
Until the day finally breaks I won’t give up
And lately I’ve been thinking
Oh, I’ve been thinking it’s high time
That I get up, go out, and start looking for love

It’s just me and these smoked-out cigarettes
I’m staring at a high-wire crucifix
And I’m praying, yeah, I’m praying for some guidance
On a rooftop in Baltimore
On a rooftop in Baltimore
On a rooftop in Baltimore
On a rooftop in Baltimore

credits

from The Spark, released March 26, 2013
Kevin Heider : vocals, acoustic guitars, mandolin, harmonica, cahon, djembe, brushes, tambourine, background vocals
Mike Ofca : electric guitars, bass guitar
Kristin Breslin : background vocals

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Kevin Heider Dayton, Ohio

Creator + host of the popular Song & Story podcast, Kevin Heider is a singer-songwriter from Dayton, Ohio.

Whether he's writing hymns or drinking songs, his music is imbued with an earnest social consciousness.

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