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Innocent & Wise

by Ryan Edwards

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This is a modern day love story seen through the eyes of yesteryear. It's about the values seen less and less often in today's world: resilience, patience, acceptance, hope, respect, integrity.....and love.

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When I heard you were coming around to my house,
I got dressed up in my father’s clothes
He was something special in his heyday
I wish I could climb into those photos.

When you come around I’ll hold the door wide open
I will take your coat and hang it up
I’ll make us tea and we’ll take it in the parlour
I’ll serve it in my mother’s china cup.

I wish that I could see the world through gentle eyes.
I wish that I could be innocent & wise.

I will hold your hand and get to know you,
I will listen to the words you say.
I may dream of happy ever after,
But I will look no further than today.

I wish that I could see the world through gentle eyes,
I wish that I could be innocent & wise.
I wish that I could see through the mist of lies,
I wish that I could be innocent & wise.

When you did not come around I understood you,
Because sometimes things just aren’t supposed to be.
So I stood all dressed up there in the parlour.
Alone with two stone cold cups of tea.

There’ll be no phone calls, there’ll be no flowers.
I will not darken your door, or mourn you for hours.
It is what it is.

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released December 14, 2016
Words and Music by Ryan Edwards
Produced by Asa Bennett.

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Ryan Edwards Wellington, New Zealand

His songs become the soundtrack to people's lives.
Honest, open, beautifully crafted songs, performed by an honest, open singer who knows how to move people and make days better. An evening in the music of Ryan Edwards is like an evening in the company of close friends. ... more

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