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They never tell you what it costs to get what you dream of
Get what you dream of in your heart’s sweet dream
They tell you you can get everything that you dream of
True love is hard hard labor
But I’ll never give it up ‘till I’m in the ground

Or maybe they told you but you just weren’t listening
You couldn’t hear the words over your heart’s sweet song
They told you how it works but you just weren’t listening
That true love is hard hard labor
But I’ll never give it up ‘till I’m in the ground

They tell you first comes love and the rest will follow
The marriage and the family and the sweet tomorrow
They tell you all you got to do is follow your heart
And you’ll be walking in the right direction

But they don’t tell you that the heart is a wild creature
A soaring raven that can never be tamed
The maps don’t show where its flight will lead you
And true love is hard hard labor
But I’ll never give it up ‘till I’m in the ground

You’ve got to feel your way down that long dark tunnel
To the diamond caverns where the angels hide
And if the powder don’t blow and the walls don’t crumble
You might just carry one out alive

And then you might just learn that your heart’s not playing
Didn’t travel these miles just to turn around
The door’s wide open but you’re going to be staying
And true love is hard hard labor
But I’ll never give it up ‘till I’m in the ground
No, I’ll never give it up ‘till I’m in the ground.

© 2019 by David Conrad

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from The Moment Before Waking, released December 4, 2021
© 2019 by David Conrad

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Conrad y Skordalia Nashville, Tennessee

David Conrad and Rebecca Weiner Tompkins began performing as Conrad y Skordalia in 2012 in New York City. Their first record, A Silo Filled With Birds, was released in 2016. Their music incorporates rock, country/folk and soul, with traces of traditional Celtic music and modern classical.
They have been based in Nashville since 2017, and perform regularly in the area both as duo and full band.
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