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My Father's Daughter

from Lifeboats for Atlantis by Heather Styka

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Wanderlust is the result of curiosity, of always preferring the new and unknown. And sometimes I think it might be genetic.

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My Father's Daughter

My father took long walks down the streets at night / every time that we drove to a new town / He wanted to understand what was in each town's heart / after the lights were out // I am my father's daughter / wandering too far / and promising that I will be home soon / Soon is two different words to me and to you // Now patience is a virtue that I have rarely known / and never when I'm waiting to get back on the road / My greatest sin is lust for somewhere new to go / My restless heart would turn its back on everything it knows // Cause I am the road's lover / yearning for distant lands / and promising that I will be home soon / Soon is two different words to me and to you // I'm trying to stop wanting, chasing impermanent things / Stop seeking answers in the clouds / 'cause I've flown through clouds before and they are just a foggy haze / It's the light that turns them colors at the eve of the day // But I am my own tempter / all caught up with desire / and promising that I will be home soon / Soon is two different words to me and to you // I am my father's daughter / wandering too far / and promising that I will be home soon / but soon is two different words to me and to you

credits

from Lifeboats for Atlantis, released October 4, 2011
Heather Styka - vocals, guitar
Mark Lavengood - dobro
Greg Nergaard - upright bass
Joel Styzens - percussion/snare

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Heather Styka Chicago, Illinois

Though rooted in folk and Americana, Chicago singer-songwriter Heather Styka's songs are as fresh as they are memorable, chronicling the human cycles of despair and redemption, and analyzing the importance of places and relationships. Touring nationwide and having received airplay globally, Styka is a familiar face in the Chicago music scene, at venues including Schubas and the Old Town School. ... more

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