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Letter to Chloe

from Twilight on Tunnel Road by Penelope's Thrill

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“Letter to Chloe”
Words & Music by Timothy Walsh

Chloe writes a letter to him now.
She traces words in ink and says the words out loud.
She licks the envelope, seals it with her tears.
She doesn’t know what she fears.

Lonnie reads the letter in his room.
He reads it twenty times and sees beyond the words.
Her reaches into Chloe’s soul—
knows that she’s scared, that she’s maybe lost control.

When the catalpas bloom in June,
She says she’ll blossom like the moon.

Chloe sends some pictures of herself.
She’s on the road climbing mountains to the sky.
She says she needs nothing else.
She doesn’t know the answers or need the reason why.

Lonnie takes the letter now—
he don’t even know what he’s doing everything is going wrong.
Lonnie writes a letter of his own.
He spells out his words so fair,
finds the chords to match the melody that’s flowing gently through his mind.
Lonnie sends the letter and his song….
He plays it all night long.

Chloe reads the letter, plays his song.
She knows he’s hurting, that she’s maybe done him wrong.
She climbs a mountain peak, hums herself to sleep,
and in the morning she goes on.

Dear Chloe,
This is just to say I miss you.
I think about us back in the day. So here’s a song for you.
Play it when you want or need or when you’re sad….
And I’ll sing it now, thinking of the luster of your eyes.
I’ll sing it now—sing it until the end of time.

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from Twilight on Tunnel Road, released April 30, 2021
Words & music by Timothy Walsh
Timothy Walsh: Vocals, guitars, bass. Gretsch 2622TG played with a Sound Stone magnetic sustainer.
Recorded and mixed by Timothy Walsh at Yew Tree Studios
(that is, a tiny upstairs room in my house nestled amid century-old yew trees)
©2021 by Timothy Walsh. This recording ©2021 Timothy Walsh
All rights reserved.

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Penelope's Thrill Madison, Wisconsin

Penelope's Thrill is a lucky accident. Lured out of musical retirement by son Andrew, Timothy Walsh dusted off his guitars, including his favorite vintage Guilds and Gretsches, and picked up where he left off 25 years ago playing in garage bands in New Jersey and Boston.
Tim founded Penelope's Thrill as the vehicle for his songs, often pulling in other musicians for particular tracks. ... more

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