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Denali Dave

from Rooted In You by Wilson Harwood

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Denali Dave is another older song off the record. I wrote it after meeting a man in Moab, Utah at the Lazy Lizard hostel, who called himself Denali Dave. He looked a lot like Santa Clause and had a zest for life that was unique and refreshing. Many of the lines he told me, like his car dying of cancer, were perfect lyrics. I hope he doesn't mind that I wrote a song about him.

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Tinsel and lights lined the walls
A thick heavy air stayed in the halls
A dark bunk room and beds that creak
This place is quaint and certainly cheap

His voice tuned up and scratchy at best
It sounds like a records crackle and hiss
He told of a road with little no rest
His car died a cancerous death

He loved to cook and lived for the trail
Stayed all winter to tell his tale
To traveling folks like you and I
Those who listen say thanks and goodbye

He called himself Denali Dave
That big old beard wasn’t worth a shave
Dollars, nickels and tips to save
He kept it simple to have his way

His family said Dave, come back home
You can’t live your life like a rolling stone
You walk with a cane and an old hip bone
Just live the way we’ve always known

He loved to cook and lived for the trail
Stayed all winter to tell his tale
To traveling folks like you and I
Those who listen say thanks and goodbye

I could tell by the youth in his eye
Denali Dave was a cheerful guy
I don’t think he really had to try
What he loved he didn’t buy

If everyday the sun still shines
My heart beats with rhythm and rhyme
Thankful that I feel fine
I head out on Denali time

He loved to cook and lived for the trail
Stayed all winter to tell his tale
To traveling folks like you and I
Those who listen say thanks and goodbye
To traveling folks like you and I
Those who listen say thanks and goodbye

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from Rooted In You, released October 9, 2017
Written by Wilson Harwood

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Wilson Harwood Nashville, Tennessee

Not afraid to bend genres, Wilson has been drawing on a diverse array of influences including bluegrass and old-time banjo, blues, soul, funk, Afro-pop and Americana. Wilson’s latest work incorporates banjo, guitar, ukulele and voice, making use of live looping, instrument changes, and layered vocal harmonies to create the rich sound of a full band with just one person. ... more

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