This Old House

by Sarah Segal-Lazar

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You were a boy
She was your bride
Brought her down to your house by the riverside

You took her hand
Nervous of course
Opened up the front door
Said what’s mine is yours

Now the walls hang with tapestries welcoming home
And the faded-out photographs when you were young

This old house
Where you’re gonna stay ‘til the day that you’re gone
This old house
Down by the water where your father was born

Wallpaper’s patched
And the door’s never latched
Cos you’ve never used a key to
This old house
At the edge of the sea

Years have flashed by
Like cars on a train
And after a while they all look the same

Traces of her
Linger on still
Say you’ll give up her things but you never will

And the carpet your grandmother made for your wedding
And the faces of people you’re close to forgetting

This old house
Where you’re gonna stay ‘til the day that you’re gone
This old house
Down by the water where your father was born

Wallpaper’s patched
And the door’s never latched
Cos you’ve never used a key to
This old house
At the edge of the sea

And the shoreline’s changed
The cliffs that erode, rearranging themselves
And where does it go
When all of that land leaves the shore

But this old house
Somehow still standing through sun and through storm
This old house
But who will remain there
The day that you’re gone

This old house
Where you’re gonna stay ‘til the day that you’re gone
This old house
Down by the water where your father was born

Wallpaper’s patched
And the door’s never latched
Cos you’ve never used a key to
This old house
At the edge of the sea

This old house
At the edge of the sea

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released June 22, 2023
Music & lyrics by Sarah Segal-Lazar

Vocals: Sarah Segal-Lazar
Bass: Steve Zsirai
Drums: Marshall Bureau
Electric guitar & resonator guitar: Joel Schwartz
Acoustic guitar & backing vocals: Matthew Barber

Sound engineer: Chris Stringer
Mixing: Matthew Barber
Mastering: Heather Kirby

Produced by Matthew Barber

Recorded at Union Sound Company in Toronto

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