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It was a sunny day; the sky was bluer than
Any blue I’d seen in recent memory.
But my memory was trained on a rainier refrain:
That’s the sound of the train that your love rode away.
It goes, Oh, if you would only look up from your playbook,
You would have seen me, standing at the depot,
Waving you home. I was waving you back home.
In a city park, green with spring, I pass a man who sells
Ice cream novelties from a cart with jingle bells.
He says, Señorita, you look sad; are you all right?
Yes, fine, never mind April showers in my eyes.
Yes, fine, never mind what’s melting in my eyes.
How could love go and leave me all alone,
With only a jingle man to ask me how I am?
His cart of sweets for sale and its song for loan
Reminds me of your heart, and I turn to watch it go.
On a train, thinking just how long your love has been away.
A tall black man asks if I’m OK.
His name is James. He shakes my hand like he won’t let go,
But then he gets off at his stop, and he waves me on alone.
James, you look a little bit like love. You made me look up
From my playbook and see you standing at the depot,
Waving me home. You were waving me back home.
I can still see you standing there: James, a stranger,
Waving me all the way back home.

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from The Time Comes on Humming Tracks, released January 31, 2007
Acoustic guitar, main and harmony vocals, percussion: Kate Isenberg

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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. ... more

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