Concord to Paris

from On the Dying Breath of Wisdom by Jim Ramsey

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Concord to Paris
Music and Lyrics by James McNair Ramsey

My wife and friends and family are waiting in Detroit
To hear what news my trip will bring, and the turns that I’ll exploit
But a diplomat is limited by the powers far above
And the only thing that can save us now is a renaissance of love

I’m on the Concord to Paris
Yet I don’t know if or when I’ll be coming home
I have partaken of the chalice
As I run to meet the feast of the great unknown

Strikes were made this morning at eight-o-nine a.m.
Now Leningrad exists no more, and neither does Kiev
The unthinkable has happened as the seconds tick away
And Terra, don’t you ever stop to see the light of day

I’m on the Concord to Paris
Yet I don’t know if or when I’ll be coming home
I have partaken of the chalice
As I run to meet the feast of the great unknown

And when your time has come (Terra)
Will you know the meaning of your life?
Will you have a notion of your fame?
Will you be the Master of the Game?

I’m on the Concord to Paris
Yet I don’t know if or when I’ll be coming home
I have partaken of the chalice
As I run to meet the feast of the great unknown

Copyright ℗ © 2012 James McNair Ramsey

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from On the Dying Breath of Wisdom, track released March 3, 2012
Lead Vocals – Jim Ramsey

Keyboards -- Joseph Akins

Electric guitar -- Ed Holub

Produced and arranged by Joseph Akins

Recording Engineer – Fred Schendel

Production Assistant – Steve Babb

Recorded and Mastered at Sound Resources, Chattanooga, Tennessee

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