Summer Nights Are Ours to Seed

from Document:Freedom:Spring (Live!) by Jason Luckett

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When all the world takes a seat and we began to spar
Our memories take the heat and our fancies take the car
Driving dreams — now recollections — of who we’re meant to be
Greater than the little lives our champions believed

When staring at the stars
The summer nights are ours
To seed

If only it were quiet as my room at seventeen
Dreaming of Sinatra’s life, as best as I could glean
Easy times, swinging times, stage and radio
Then it was mine, the wine was fine, and I could go go go!

When staring at the stars
The summer nights are ours
To seed

Caught between the working class and moneyed men of means
Juxtapose to compose, the fight was to be seen
Behind doors, unfinished wars were my legacy
But we shined at half-past nine, the crowd moved like the sea

When staring at the stars
The summer nights are ours
To seed

After tour my hands would ache, and I’d weigh the cost
We’d pack the car, the two of us, our pens and our guitars
Creating anything we’d like, free from all demands
Just to find our greatest gift is giving all we can

When all the world takes a seat, it is us and them
A family (did you guess?), together we are one
As messy as the common spaces of our lives can be
A certain harmony can lift us up to clarity

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from Document:Freedom:Spring (Live!), released October 21, 2022

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Jason Luckett Los Angeles, California

Jason’s performed music and read his work worldwide from the LA Library to the Glastonbury Festival. Joyfully obliterating his own comfort level, he writes, sings, and plays to break down barriers between cultures and genders with compassionate honesty. His new album is Document:Freedom:Spring (Live). ... more

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