The Curse of William Penn

by Nathan Olmstead

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will I see you again?
will we be the same by then?
'cause distance is no enemy to friends
but time ain't on our side
this stubborn forward life
this familiar city
might be a one time victory
and your face
something like a memory
that i'll take as I go
disappear down foreign roads

but I'm gonna find
comfort in museums
in statuettes and pretty things
the curse of William Penn
and I'm gonna find
comfort in the thought
that city hall's as close to you
as it once was to me
and that Philly never leaves

'cause the city of brotherly love
was holding out its hand
wondering where the women were
when they were making up their plans
and how the Delaware bends
across history and ends
broad roads and stolen land
I will find my way back home
but I hope to God you know

that I'm gonna find
comfort in museums
in statuettes and pretty things
the curse of William Penn
and I'm gonna find
comfort in the thought
that city hall's as close to you
as it once was to me
and that Philly never leaves

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released May 23, 2021
written and produced by Nathan Olmstead

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Nathan Olmstead is a singer-songwriter from Ontario, Canada.

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