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A tale that takes us on the road with a solitary songwriter who got close but never made it big.

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Had broken teeth and broken strings
Had no more song left to sing
On the road since seventy six
Playing mostly for drinks and tips

Drove a beat up old blue chevy van
Slept in the back on some bags of sand
From El Paso up to Estes Park
He took his time making his musical mark

CHORUS: And you could hear him sing…
I can’t turn water into wine
turn left when I shoulda turned right
I could turn the other cheek
Turn myself in for being weak
Get the hell out of my own head
And make my peace, where I make my bed
…where I make my bed

An awkward man never got close to anyone
Lyrics told the tale of a life on the run
Fell for Rita who deserved much more
Than a tired old truck stop troubadour

Who sang Willie, Waylon and some Buck Owens
When the going got tough that’s when he got goin’
Never forget the words to any song
Couldn’t remember what street he lived on
CHORUS

Two packs a day, cheap case of beer
He was running out of minutes, hours and years
Found him face down his lips were frozen blue
It was his final show at the Red Horseshoe
CHORUS

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from Particles to Pearls, track released June 3, 2022
Music & Lyrics by Mike Ward

Mike Ward- Lead Vocals and Acoustic Guitar
David Roof- Bass

Dave Keeney- Backing Vocals & Lap Steel

Recorded at Rooftop Recordings, Grand Blanc, MI

Produced, Engineered and Mixed by David Roof
Mastered by Jim Kissling at Jim Kissling Mastering, Ferndale, MI

Cover Art by Dave Toennies, Ton-Yes Design, Hamtramck, MI

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mike ward Detroit, Michigan

Lyrically-centric, vocally-charged folk songs. Those are what singer-songwriter Mike Ward loves to create. Living in Detroit, Mike grew up listening to Irish music. Influences are Jason Isbell, Bruce Springsteen and John Prine. His writing echoes along empty sidewalks, on country backroads, in family portraits, and in the thin lines between joy and tragedy, love and loss, past, present and future. ... more

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