Biography:
Josh Ritter (born in Moscow, Idaho on October 21, 1976) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and author who performs and records with The Royal City Band (as Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band). Ritter is known for his distinctive Americana style and narrative lyrics. In 2006 he was named one of the "100 Greatest Living Songwriters" by Paste magazine.
Born to two neuroscientists, Ritter bought his first guitar from the local K-MART after hearing the Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash classic Girl From The North Country.
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Other songs:
- Empty Hearts
- Getting Ready To Get Down
- Good Man
- Kathleen
- Naked As A Window
- Next To The Last Romantic
- Temptation Of Adam
- To The Dogs Or Whoever
- Wolves
- A Big Enough Sky
- All Some Kind Of Dream
- Angels On Her Shoulders
- Anne
- Another New World
- Baby Thats Not All
- Bandits
- Beautiful Night
- Best For The Best
- Blame It On The Tetons
- Bone Of Song
- Bonfire
- California
- Cant Go To Sleep Without You
- Certain Light
- Change Of Time
- Come And Find Me
- Cry Softly
- Cumberland
- Darlin
- Dreams
- Drive Away
- Evil Eye
- Feels Like Lightning
- Folk Bloodbath
- Friendamine
- Girl In The War
- Golden Age Of Radio
- Ground Dont Want Me
- Harrisburg
- Henrietta Indiana
- Here At The Right Time
- Homecoming
- Hopeful
- Hotel Song
- Idaho
- In The Dark
- In Your Arms Again
- In Your Arms Awhile
- Joy To You Baby
- Labelship Down
- Lantern
- Lark
- Lawrence Ks
- Leaves And Kings
- Leaving
- Letter From Ohmaha
- Lights
- Lillian Egypt
- Little Ole Wine Drinker Me
- Long Shadows
- Loretta
- Love Is Making Its Way Back Home
- Make Me Down
- Man Burning
- Manburning
- Me And Jiggs
- Miles Away
- Minds Eye
- Monster Ballads
- Moon River
- Moons
- Murder On My Mind
- My Man On A Horse Is Here
- Myrna Loy
- New Lover
- Nightmares
- Oh Lord Part 3
- One More Mouth
- Open Doors
- Other Side
- Peter Killed The Dragon
- Rainslicker
- Rattling Locks
- Real Long Distance
- Right Moves
- Roll On
- Rumors
- Seeing Me Round
- Showboat
- Silver Blade
- Since Youve Gone
- Sir Galahad
- Snow Is Gone
- Song For The Fireflies
- Southern Pacifica
- Still Beating
- Strangers
- Stuck To You The Science Song
- The Appleblossom Rag
- The Bad Actress
- The Curse
- The Oak King
- The Stone
- The Temptation Of Adam
- Thin Blue Flame
- Third Arm
- Thunderbolts Goodnight
- Tonight You Belong To Me
- Train Go By
- Wait For Love
- When Will I Be Changed
- Where The Night Goes
- Wildfires
- Wings
- You Dont Make It Easy Babe
- Young Moses
- Youve Got The Moon
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[Verse]
C Am
I saw my brother in a stranger'??s face
F G
I saw my sister in a smile
C Am
My mother'??s laughter in a far off place
F G
My father's footsteps in each mile
Am Em
I thought I knew who my neighbor was
F G
We didn'??t need to be redeemed
C Am
Oh, what could I have been thinking of?
F G C
Was it all some kind of dream?
[Verse]
C Am
I saw my country in the hungry eyes
F G
Of a million refugees
C Am
Between the rocks and the rising tide
F G
As they were tossed across the sea
Am Em
There was a time when we were them
F G
Just as now they all are we
C Am
Was there an hour when we took them in?
F G C
Or was it all some kind of dream?
[Verse]
C Am
I saw the children in the holding pens
F G
I saw the families ripped apart
C Am
And though I try I cannot begin
F G
To know what it did inside their hearts
Am Em
There was a time when we held them close
F G
And weren'??t so cruel, low, and mean
C Am
And we did good unto the least of those
F G C
Or was it all some kind of dream?
[Bridge]
C Am Em F G C Am
F G C
[Verse]
C Am
I saw justice with a tattered hem
F G
I saw compassion on the run
C Am
But I saw dignity in spite of them
F G
I prayed its day would finally come
Am Em
There was a time when we chose our sides
F G
And we refused to live between
C Am
We rose to fight for what we knew was right
F G C
Or was it all some kind of dream?
[Verse]
C Am
Last night I lay in my true love'??s bed
F G
And she lay there close beside
C Am
And we lay thinking â??bout what lay ahead
F G
And wondering if the sun would rise
Am Em
For it seems that these are darker days
F G
Than any others that we'??ve seen
C Am
Oh, how we wished that we weren'??t wide awake
F G C
And this was all some kind of dream
C Am
Oh, how we wished that we weren'??t wide awake
F G C
And this was all some kind of dream
C Am
I saw my brother in a stranger'??s face
F G
I saw my sister in a smile
C Am
My mother'??s laughter in a far off place
F G
My father's footsteps in each mile
Am Em
I thought I knew who my neighbor was
F G
We didn'??t need to be redeemed
C Am
Oh, what could I have been thinking of?
F G C
Was it all some kind of dream?
[Verse]
C Am
I saw my country in the hungry eyes
F G
Of a million refugees
C Am
Between the rocks and the rising tide
F G
As they were tossed across the sea
Am Em
There was a time when we were them
F G
Just as now they all are we
C Am
Was there an hour when we took them in?
F G C
Or was it all some kind of dream?
[Verse]
C Am
I saw the children in the holding pens
F G
I saw the families ripped apart
C Am
And though I try I cannot begin
F G
To know what it did inside their hearts
Am Em
There was a time when we held them close
F G
And weren'??t so cruel, low, and mean
C Am
And we did good unto the least of those
F G C
Or was it all some kind of dream?
[Bridge]
C Am Em F G C Am
F G C
[Verse]
C Am
I saw justice with a tattered hem
F G
I saw compassion on the run
C Am
But I saw dignity in spite of them
F G
I prayed its day would finally come
Am Em
There was a time when we chose our sides
F G
And we refused to live between
C Am
We rose to fight for what we knew was right
F G C
Or was it all some kind of dream?
[Verse]
C Am
Last night I lay in my true love'??s bed
F G
And she lay there close beside
C Am
And we lay thinking â??bout what lay ahead
F G
And wondering if the sun would rise
Am Em
For it seems that these are darker days
F G
Than any others that we'??ve seen
C Am
Oh, how we wished that we weren'??t wide awake
F G C
And this was all some kind of dream
C Am
Oh, how we wished that we weren'??t wide awake
F G C
And this was all some kind of dream
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