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My Guitar Is My Compass

from Fountain Pen by Nick Carter

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Winter '78, I finally quit the band
For a job back home with family
Just didn't see the trouble comin' down
As my guitar became a stranger to me

Fresh outta school
Steady paycheck in hand
My pockets full of cash
An office in the field
Helping farmers work the land
Three good years before the crash

Then the market broke the farms
Banks came calling for the keys
I closed up shop, watched the bridges burn
My hometown wasn't home to me

The right roads don't always lead you home
And the wrong ones are paved with alibis
But if my guitar is my compass when I go
I'll find my road
My songs will be the stars I'm guided by

Went to work on Wall Street, found no peace of mind
Started playing downtown bars
Finally broke away, left the suits behind
Traded stocks for tips in a jar

The right roads don't always lead you home
And the wrong ones are paved with alibis
But if my guitar is my compass when I go
I'll find my road
My songs will be the stars I'm guided by

On a corner you'll find me now in SoHo
Playin' like I'm paying off a debt,
Guitar case catching quarters for a solo
But it's better than a promise never kept
Feels better than a promise never kept

The right roads don't always lead you home
And the wrong ones are paved with alibis
But if my guitar is my compass when I go
I'll find my road, yes I will

The right roads don't always lead you home
And the wrong ones are paved with alibis
But if my guitar is my compass when I go
I'll find my road
My songs will be the stars I'm guided by
Yeah, my songs will be the stars I'm guided by

Come my friend guide me home (won't you help to guide me home)
Help me find me road (won’t you help me find my road)
Be my compass when I go (be my compass when I go)
Take it out

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from Fountain Pen, released September 23, 2022

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"Fountain Pen" is an evocative addition to his current collection of work. Nick collaborated with Grammy-nominated producer Seth Glier, and paired his voice with the talents of several well-established contemporary folk veterans, including Ellis Paul, Antje Duvekot, as well as Red Molly's Abby Gardner and Laurie MacAllister. The stories bring shelter hrough the characters inhabiting the verses. ... more

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