Gordon Hamilton wrote this beautiful song that inspired my art piece "Chasing Fireflies by Night". Here are the lyrics and a link to the song.
Thicker Than Blood - by Gordon Hamilton
Verse 1:
The longest day came to tell me
Summer is here again
One more year has come and gone
Another summer without my friend
Verse 2:
And I sure miss the fireflies
We used to catch them in a jar
Sultry warm Iowa nights
With the neighbors in the yard
Chorus:
And the river ran so slowly
Still muddy from the flood
Climbing on the palisades
Our friendship thicker than blood
Instrumental Verse:
Verse 3:
And in the heat of the evening
Singing songs of the young
Not understanding the reasons
The war went on so long
Chorus:
And the river ran so slowly
Still muddy from the flood
Climbing on the palisades
Our friendship thicker than blood
Verse 4:
The years seem so much shorter now
I’ve been remembering so long
Time keeps on flowing
Even though you are gone
Repeat Chorus:
And the journey that we traveled
Without ever leaving home
We were so close then
This story ends along
Instrumental ending:
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If you would like to contact Gordon here is his email address:
Listen to Gordon performing his song here: Thicker Than Blood
