The Sweet Old By-and-By

from Those Woods Back There by Painted Chain

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Where you’re dwelling now,
Does the sunlight warm the floors?
Where you’re dwelling now,
Does a man call from the red painted doors?
And when you see him, do you see somebody else somehow?
Where you’re dwelling, where you’re dwelling now.

Where you’re sleeping now,
Does the fire burn through the night?
Where you’re sleeping now,
Does the wild hunter wake you with a fright?
And if you’re shaking, does he hold you there in the bough?
Where you’re sleeping, where you’re sleeping now.

(chorus)
And where is the right word for this love?
Not how deep or how strong is this love,
Or how long this love will be true.
Oh, where are you,
And where am I?
In the sweet old by-and-by, in the sweet old by-and-by.

Where you’re going now,
Does the breeze blow there nice and clean?
Where you’re going now,
Does this letter mean nearly everything?
And as you read it, do you stop and reconsider your vow?
Where you’re going, where you’re going now.

(repeat chorus)

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from Those Woods Back There, released February 3, 2018

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Painted Chain Baltimore, Maryland

Painted Chain is a trio from Baltimore.

Hand-built guitars and handmade arrangements.

Music for a time like now, a time back then.

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