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Estelline

from Songs for the FP by Shawn Waggoner

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One of my many songs named after small Texas towns.

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Estelline

Estelline left here today
She knew she was never coming home
Her kids and her man watched her go
Not knowing she was already gone
Estelline was already gone

Why Estelline why
Why Estelline
Why Estelline why
Did you go and leave us
Without saying goodbye

Estelline hails from San Antonio
The daughter of a railroad man
With the moon and the stars watching over her
She danced on the banks of the Rio Grande

Her love found her down by the river’s edge
Beneath the shade trees where the misty moonlight shines
And they walked through this world, their steps in time
Like a rock they skipped the waters over time

Estelline saw herself in her daughter’s face
Her brown eyes took her back to her favorite place
In his arms she found herself in love’s embrace
Like a tumblyweed the days went rolling by

The August heat rained down on the little house
Estelline was coming back from town
Great clouds of smoke greeted her at the county line
And when she reached home it was already gone
She didn’t know, but they were already gone

The years went by, another life began
One that never had a chance anyway
Their love was the finest veil of lace
And the wind it just carried them away

Now no one knows where she stands
Maybe she went running into the arms of the Rio Grande
Do you hear her whisper in the tall wheat fields
Some say they’ll see her again
I know I never will
Estelline

COPYRIGHT 2003 SHAWN WAGGONER

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from Songs for the FP, released January 10, 2003

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Shawn Waggoner Colorado

Shawn Waggoner began her music career in Austin, as the lead singer of the successful blues band, Blue Recluse. In '97, the band went on hiatus and Waggoner composed songs for her first cd, Contemplating Cacti. With a new focus on original, acoustic music, Waggoner teamed up with bassist David Farrell for three more cds. Each made its mark on the alternative-folk and Americana genres. ... more

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