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The true story of a man who's lived his lonely life along the banks of the Murray River, with only the sky as his blanket and the moon as his light...

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All my life I’ve been a travellin’ man, I’ve never had a home
Had no front door to cross through, no bed to call my own,
See, my daddy was a drinkin’ man, a heart as cold as steel
And my mama not too far behind, he kept her down at heel

My brothers and sisters, haven’t seen since I was five
And I wonder what they look like now or If they’re still alive
This picture I carry all faded with time’s all I have of my childhood and that family of mine

I guess I was too young to know or even question why,
Why they left me with a stranger, never heard ‘em say goodbye
As days turned into weeks and months and years just passed on by
Not a word from my daddy or that family of mine

So now the sky is my blanket, the moon is my light
And this river bank it gently rocks me at night
The trees tell me stories and kiss me goodnight
But I dream of my mama’s arms holding me tight

I left the home and joined the railways, rode those rails for 20 years
Took up drinkin’ like my daddy to drown out all my fears
But no amount of whisky could wash away the tears
And give me back those years, with that family of mine

So now the sky is my blanket, the moon is my light
And this river bank it gently rocks me at night
The trees tell me stories and kiss me goodnight
But I dream of my mama’s arms holding me tight

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from Double​-​single release, released November 1, 2014

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The Stetson Family Melbourne, Australia

The Stetson Family walk the line between alt-country and bluegrass with their free-wheeling, spirited songs, awash with soaring harmonies. Described as "champions of fresh bluegrass but with a bedraggled soul of rock and roots," the band takes their audience on a journey down life's crooked highway.

"They blend like one of the legendary bluegrass or country families…” American Songwriter ... more

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