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Sunday Blues

from Waiting by Doug Hoekstra

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“Doug Hoekstra is one of the true originals…sometimes the label 'original' denotes weird or difficult, Doug Hoekstra is neither. Waiting is the product of an artist who has looked over the fence and describes pretty accurately what is going on in all our lives.” (Michael Mee, Maverick Magazine UK)

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Sunday Blues

His feet hit the floor, the shade is raised
A Sunday morning ritual, time again
The family getting ready for a ride to the church
The preacher rails, broken hail, lost in the lurch

A tie is selected, the knot's too tight
The congregation gathers, there is no light
He scribbles on the program with a chewed up pencil
Hangin’ by the hymnal, a seldom-used utensil

So many people lookin’ for the proof
All this desire left for us to lose
Choices never ours to choose
Thomas and his father play the Sunday Blues
Thomas and his father got the Sunday Blues

Home again, on the bed, a jacket falls down
Thomas burrows underneath and starts to play the clown
His father smiles and breathes a sigh of relief
And pulls the bottom card from the deck of disbelief

They sit together and read the Sunday funnies
Holding off the sad melancholy Monday
When Dad will ride the train into work
Where the boss rails like broken hail lost in the lurch

So many people…

As Thomas grew older, he began to get the joke
The richest of the rich can still be broke
Words that flow like a wound that bleeds
Or a dog that barks up an empty tree

Where the leaves are dead and years disappear
In spite of who you are and what you fear
Thomas and his father and their bond unbroken
Travel through life with words unspoken

So many people…

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from Waiting, released January 1, 2003
Doug Hoekstra - electric guitar, sitar guitar, organ, Wurlitzer, vocals

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Doug Hoekstra Nashville, Tennessee

Doug Hoekstra’s singular musical persona sets sympathetic narratives against understated vocals, memorable melodies, and subtle but unexpected arrangement turns. His albums have earned Nashville Music Award and Independent Music Award nominations, a bevy of top 10 list appearances, and a reputation as a “songwriter’s songwriter” (CMJ Music Monthly). "The Day Deserved" due out Spring 2021 ... more

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