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Circle of Boots

from Up Against The Sky by Dave Gunning

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about

While on tour with George Canyon a few years back, he would gather the band and crew before every show to say a prayer. We'd all form a circle, locking arms and bowing our heads. While looking down each night I noticed the circle of boots and started imagining different scenarios where groups of people would be vowing to be there for one another and looking down into a circle of boots. When I got together with Thom and threw the premise out he jumped on it right away and, just by coincidence, had a picture of a group of people huddling. Thom himself has been there for me during a time of need and I'm lucky to have his boots in my circle.

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Circle of Boots
Dave Gunning/ Thom Swift

We stood together at the edge of a flame
With no sign of rain 
Walking together stirring the dust
That keeps following us

Count on me cause I'm counting on you
To see it all through like old friends do
I trust every soul here in this room
As we stare at the ground and put our faith in this circle of boots

The lines on our faces are starting to show
Now we're taking it slow
The sidewalks have cracks that go straight through
They're way-worn too

Count on me cause I'm counting on you
To see it all through like old friends do
I trust every soul here in this room
As we stare at the ground and put our faith in this circle of boots

I saw us laughing ice water in our veins 
To hell with the devil he was never gonna look this way

Awoke in the morning to a telephone ring
That changed everything
Now we're back here together all but one
With arm in arm and heads hung

Count on me cause I'm counting on you
To see it all through like old friends do
I trust every soul here in this room
As we stare at the ground and put our faith in this circle of boots
As we stare at the ground and put our faith in this circle of boots

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from Up Against The Sky, released March 8, 2019
Dave Gunning/ Thom Swift

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Dave Gunning Pictou, Nova Scotia

With a career spanning over two decades and 13 albums, Dave has gained a reputation for being a great storyteller and engaging performer who has the profound ability to take listeners on a musical journey through his songs. Much of his material is about the underdogs, heroes, family, the heart and reflects the messaging of social justice and carrying about the world around us. ... more

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