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I Couldn't See it Comin'

from Updraft by Genevieve Charbonneau

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Purly fictional account of betrayal and new love. And with a good ol' train metaphor.

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I couldn’t see it comin’
I couldn’t see it comin’
I could not see that freight train comin’ down the line

I was down at the old fair grounds
When Danny came my way
Said “Jenny dear, I greatly fear, your man has gone astray.
I saw your darlin’ Liam with pretty Emmalou”
And I said “Dan, you are mistaken
I can’t believe that’s true.”

So I went back to the old traintracks
To see what I could see
And there they were- he was with her- she’d stolen him from me
A howl of hell escaped me, the knife was in my back
My heart it was ripped open,
My head was on the track.

Chorus x 2

Emmalou and Liam too,
you promised honesty
How could you be so untrue after all you said to me?
As Liam turned to face me, I got a clearer view
And he said “Jenny, don’t you realise?
She is prettier than you.”

And so my heart was torn apart
And thought it would remain
Full of regret I can’t forget that heavy speeding train
Emmalou and Liam, they ruined everything
While I am laying helpless
I hear she got his ring.

Chorus

All the days did slip away
The nights I often cried
Faithful Dan, that honest man
Was often by my side
Till one day Danny knelt down
With a big ol’ grin
And suddenly it hit me-
I was in love with him

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from Updraft, released July 4, 2014

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Genevieve Charbonneau British Columbia

Genevieve is a Vancouver-Island based singer-songwriter crafting tales of love, loss and rural living.Her music is rooted in folk and old-time country and is at once timely and timeless. Genevieve won the 2017 BC Songwriting competition. At the 2015, was a finalist in the International Acoustic Music Awards and her albums have won several Vancouver Island Music Awards. ... more

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