Gold Rush Town

from Gold Rush Town by Kate Isenberg

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Time's the only currency I never overspend in this gold rush town.
Time's the only poker hand I'd bet it all to win in this gold rush town.
Time's the only home I can afford to own in this gold rush town.
Like a pioneer, I traveled for years to make it here.
I traveled the wilds, and when I arrived, I brought a city in my mind.
I brought a city in my mind, and there a city still abides.

Time's the only lover I can tell forever in this gold rush town.
Time's the only open mouth where I both live and drown in this gold rush town.
Time's all the forgiveness that I have ever found in this gold rush town.
Like the fog that holds the city at night, my love is blind.
It clings to the brightest windowsill, where strings of light repel the chill.
And yet what glitters may be real, and so, my lover, I will.

Time's the bus that gets me to the best is yet to come, somewhere in this gold rush town.
Time is there collecting toll on each and every road. I'm getting old in this gold rush town.
Time has jumped my claim to the vein of maybe someday in this gold rush town.
A storyline divides me from the man on the street,
With his cup of change. If he is deranged, well, so am I.
I've got a city in my mind. I've got a city in my mind, and there I will abide.

Time has washed the pastels into dirty watercolors in what's almost a ghost town now.
But the roads are paved in gold, so I was always told about this gold rush town.
Well, what do you know—the pavement does appear to glow when the rain comes down.

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from Gold Rush Town, released April 1, 2010

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Kate Isenberg Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles-based Kate Isenberg’s lyrics recall Joni Mitchell; her alternate-tuning guitar riffs, the dexterity and accessibility of John Mayer. On stage, Isenberg captivates audiences with an emotionally direct presence akin to Sufjan Stevens or Laura Veirs.
Her albums have received critical recognition and nationwide radio play. She has toured top songwriter venues around the U.S.
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