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GULF STREAM

from THAT PASSED by Patrick Regan Band

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Alrihkh The melody of this song instantly recalls to my mind the song ‘Johnny Boy’ by Gary Moore. It stirs within me a deep sense of something precious lost along the way through life, of something dearly missed—perhaps youth itself or innocence, or happier, simpler times. Perhaps a treasured friendship or love. A wonderful, deeply-touching melody! The tone of the wooden flute is divinely haunting! Thank you, Patrick!
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The music for this song came from the words, but in the end we decided it sounded better without singing, so we recorded it with wooden flute, 12-string guitar, and double bass.

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GULF STREAM

An air of southern morning
That moves upon the waters
And stirs among the palms of Bantry Bay
Recalls another country
A rough and woeful music
Wings of palm trees stirring far away

Oh Gulf Stream, where are you leading me now?

Was it here my fathers wandered
A land of elk and salmon
This gentle sheep-shorn green to which I’ve come?
The old world hardly knows me
A stranger now returning
And I can hardly say which way is home

Oh Gulf Stream, river that marries two lands
A soft breeze takes me to Florida
As if my mother took my hand

Primeval cypress forests
Warm springs and winding rivers
The shallow sandy soil that we called home

Where the water boils with yellowtail
When the dolphins play round the springs
Where the osprey dives and the herons glide
And the snakebird perches to dry her wings

You find me, ocean river
A wanderer and seeker
Reminding me that I’m already home
That anywhere and nowhere is my home

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from THAT PASSED, released January 14, 2023
Copyright Patrick S. Regan (BMI).

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Patrick Regan Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

A songwriter and singer, I'm handy enough to be a one-man band but lucky enough to rope in great collaborators: Andy Goessling, Dave Pegg, Dave Mattacks, John Andrews, Shannon Anderson, and more.

This is one place I'm preserving and publishing the best of my songs. Look for new releases here throughout 2024.
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