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The Longest Night (feat. Justin Roberts)

from I am your Food by Gunnar Madsen

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The bread was warm
The green beans were lined up straight
The mashed potatoes were far-reaching

His arms outstretched
His glass of wine long-legged
Grandpa faced the corner, he was preaching

Napkins and tablecoths
Folding chairs
Twenty pounds of turkey on a platter

Candy canes and cigarettes
Hot toddies and Shirley Temples
Kids yell in the yard, in the kitchen grown-ups chatter

When winter comes light the candles
When the daylight fades have no fear
The longest meal, at the longest table, on the longest night of the year

Hard candy for the children
Whiskey sour for Uncle Frank
Hand to hand, the dishes wash and clatter

The young ones yawn
The jokes keep getting louder
Aunt Sarah fell asleep, Uncle Frank says he feels fatter

When winter comes light the candles
When the daylight fades have no fear
The longest meal, at the longest table, on the longest night of the year

©2018 Gunnar Madsen/ASCAP

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from I am your Food, released June 15, 2018
Produced by Gunnar Madsen, vocals by Justin Roberts and Gunnar Madsen

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Gunnar Madsen Berkeley

Gunnar Madsen is a Grammy-nominated composer/songwriter.
He’s written for the Minnesota Opera, Lincoln Center, Universal Pictures and National Public Radio;
He has performed on The Tonight Show, the Smothers Brothers Show, PBS, and the BBC.
He co-founded the internationally acclaimed acapella group The Bobs.
He co-wrote the award-winning Off-Broadway musical “The Shaggs: Philosophy of the World”
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