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Letting Go Of The Stern Line

from The Tropics Of Tennessee by Steve Hopper

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Letting Go Of The Stern Line
(Written by Steve Hopper)

I was eight years old in the middle of the cove
Tagging along with some older boys
Out to the deep part of the
Harbor 

tired of swimming in the shallow end
So my older brother and all his friends
Had all jumped in 
to the water

I was the last to go
But still hanging on
To a line
On the back of the boat
Half scared to death
Then I remember how it felt

Letting go of the Stern line
Swimming away from the boat for the first time
Turning loose of the fears inside my mind 
Now after all of these years
I've never felt as free 
as letting go of the stern line  

I turned eighteen young, and green
And I let out for parts unseen
So many things I had to know
 
My first night away from home
In a hotel room all alone
With the world outside of my window

The traffic was blairing, Sirens screaming
The sounds of the city Closing in on me
And I closed my eyes
And I remembered that first time

Letting go of the Stern line
Swimming away from the boat for the first time
Turning loose of the fears inside my mind 
Now after all of these years
I've never felt as free 
as letting go of the stern line 

Now every now and then life turns on a dime
And when it does I remind myself how it felt that time

Letting go of the Stern line
Swimming away from the boat for the first time
Turning loose of the fears inside my mind 
Now after all of these years
I've never felt as free 
as letting go of the stern line 

Swimming away from the boat for the first time
Turning loose of the fears inside my mind 
Now after all of these years
I've never felt as free 
as letting go of the stern line 

credits

from The Tropics Of Tennessee, track released June 4, 2012
Cut in Sheffield Alabama at the Nutt House Recording Studio
Engineered by Jimmy Nutt
Bass : Bob Wray
Electric Guitar, and Acoustic Guitar : Berry Bellins
Pedal Steel Guitar : Wayne Bridge
Drums : Justin Holder 
Percussion Instruments : Richard  Provencio 
Steel Pan : Steve Hopper

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Steve Hopper Savannah, Tennessee

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Steve Hopper has been bringing music and fun to the Mid-South with a style compared to Buffett, Chesney, and Zac Brown. This Savannah Tennessee native plays a Trop Rock blend of Country, Rock and R&B. with an acoustic guitar and a steel drum. Alone with his large number of cover tunes he also plays original songs that have become crowd favorites.
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