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In the end if I should know the green that springtime grows,
The sheen of moon on snow, the trees auburn and yellow,
I would have lived a good life, oh a good life

And in the end if I have found that straight things can be round,
The music in all sound, the feel of fertile ground,
I would have lived a good life, oh a good life

Louise she’s a dancer on trapeze
You should see her, she flies with ease
Her long brown hair, swingin’ through the air
She has her own dance company
Yeah, the critics love her
Strangely now, she doesn’t care

I got some news back in July
We were all surprised, they said
She’s got a tumor in her head
She was only 31, I was the same age
So much doin’ to be done

Oh Louise
You got me thinking

She has a short time to live well
I asked her what she wanted
“Learn more dances” she said
“And maybe simplify my life,
So I’ll be ready
All this stuff I own is meaningless”

The doctors say that when they’re done
It’s possible that she’ll be mute or blind
It depends on what they find
Conversation might be gone, no comprehension
Take my life, don’t take my mind

Oh Louise
You got me thinking

Philadelphia’s so far
I can’t just hop there in my car
I don’t know what to do
Send a letter write a song
It all seems trivial and wrong
I guess she’s alone… me too…

Louise
You got me thinking

And in the end if I have found that straight things can be round,
The music in all sound, the feel of fertile ground,
I would have lived a good life, oh a good life

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from Unfinished Houses, released September 12, 2007

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Esther Golton creates music that satisfies the quest for something delightfully different & diverse. Her voice is "silky smooth, precise and winsome." Add an unusually intricate use of the mountain dulcimer, stunningly fluid flute, & melodic, colorful writing, strengthened by formal studies in flute, jazz & composition. Peter Mulvey has praised her work as "solid, beautiful, vibrant...inspiring. ... more

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