I wrote this song as a college freshman in the fall of 1970 and always liked it. It reeks of Neil Young, who I greatly admired at the time.
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Down in Cortland County there�s some trees that like the sun
There�s a town in Cortland County, that I used to call my home
Hello Cortland County, can I visit you awhile Copyright 2002 David Elon Preston
A fine and friendly people, who don�t rush to get life done
But I�ve come to seek my future in this city of concrete
Where thousands who don�t know me, don�t care to hear me speak
A place that time�s forgotten, its streets I used to roam
In a daydream I go back there, such a warm and tranquil scene
Sparrows off the church spires, gliding �ore the Village Green
Can I lean against an oak tree, can I walk a country mile
Can I whisper in the morning, to whomever I might see
That the world is getting brighter, for a poor lost soul like me
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