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Empire Bar

from A Long List of Lies by Josh Harty

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written by my good friend, Dietrich Gosser, after telling him about my favorite hometown bar, The Empire in Fargo, ND

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If there is no wisdom
written up in the stars
This ain't an arrow
digging a hole in my heart
At the Empire Bar
up on Broadway and 4th
I wrote more love songs
than I could afford

Seventeen years old
with my brother's ID
I learned to drink whiskey
and sing harmony
And if I can drink wisdom
right out of the stars
I'll drink this arrow
right out of my heart

Did you wonder where I was
before you went to sleep
I got to drinking and stealing
this melody
The jukebox was playing low
another midwestern song
I started singing out
but the words were all wrong

I sang of whiskey
with no small regard
I sang this arrow
right out of my heart

At the Empire Bar
up on Broadway and 4th
I wrote more love songs
than I could afford
I wrote this arrow
to sing you tonight
I wrote this love song
to shoot you on site

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from A Long List of Lies, released January 1, 2008
lyrics by Dietrich Gosser

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Josh Harty Madison, Wisconsin

Josh Harty's unique blend of American music has become a must-hear for those who keep the tradition of country, blues and folk close to their hearts. The touring bug has never left him as he continuously travels across Europe and North America. More than just moving along, he's spending plenty of time in the communities along the way, from Brooklyn to Haarlem, from London to Portland. ... more

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