Summer School (2023)
by Erin McKeown
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excerpt from a staged musical memoir of erin's virginia childhood
lyrics
it was summer school
but you brought me to church
laid out like a girl
on my mother’s couch
and the whole world stopped
on that july night
when the rules that we learned
diverged from our lives
after work on the town we kissed
as the sun got low
when the light was all gone
and the square emptied out
you reached for my hand
and put it under your blouse
my heart skipped a beat
when you opened my mouth
and the whole world stopped
on that july night
and i prayed for the first time outloud
in 17 years of life
mother forgive me
mother you knew
mother there’s something
i’ve got to tell you
joni mitchell at dawn
who could forget
and dancing at merriman’s
in their back room
when the music stopped
on that july night
we kept singing as loud as we could
we kept singing for life
when the music stops
on a july night
we sing for ourselves
we sing for our lives
we sing for ourselves
we sing for our lives
but you brought me to church
laid out like a girl
on my mother’s couch
and the whole world stopped
on that july night
when the rules that we learned
diverged from our lives
after work on the town we kissed
as the sun got low
when the light was all gone
and the square emptied out
you reached for my hand
and put it under your blouse
my heart skipped a beat
when you opened my mouth
and the whole world stopped
on that july night
and i prayed for the first time outloud
in 17 years of life
mother forgive me
mother you knew
mother there’s something
i’ve got to tell you
joni mitchell at dawn
who could forget
and dancing at merriman’s
in their back room
when the music stopped
on that july night
we kept singing as loud as we could
we kept singing for life
when the music stops
on a july night
we sing for ourselves
we sing for our lives
we sing for ourselves
we sing for our lives
credits
released October 31, 2023
2023 TVP Records / made by themself
2023 TVP Records / made by themself
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Erin McKeown Fredericksburg, Virginia
Erin McKeown is a musician, writer, and producer known internationally for their prolific disregard of stylistic boundaries. Over the last 20 years, Erin has performed around the world, released 10 full length albums, and written for film, television, and theater, all the while refining their distinctive and challenging mix of American musical forms. ... more
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May 17Northampton, MA
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May 19Woodstock, NY
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May 25Charlottesville, VA
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