Simple song about doomed, teenage, summer love. We’ve all been there and we survived, but man, it hurts.

Young pirates on the patio
Mapping courses through the barrio
Talking shit, as if we know
The direction these summer winds blow.

Young pirates stealing time
She's a treasure in my eyes
Fireflies are swarming as she's warming up to me
I think I might go blind.

I wish I'd known you
As far as I could throw you
You're the shiver in my timber
The last arrow in my quiver
Heave ho, you stole my heart...

Young pirates on the patio
Storm warnings on the radio
I hold my breath, until it's time
I might just lose my mind
Clouds gather, and though I'd rather not let go
It's a pirate's life for me, yo ho.

I wish I'd known you
As far as I could throw you
You're the shiver in my timber
The last arrow in my quiver 
Heave ho, you stole my heart.

Pirates on the Patio

Recorded live in Washington, DC

Dogwood are:
Martha Carrigan-Beggs — vocals
Chris Carrigan — vocals
Karl Straub — guitar
Steve Dawson — guitar
Jeff Nesmith — bass

"Southeast West Virginia" music and lyrics © 2022 Steve Dawson

Dogwood: Southeast West Virginia

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"Colonialism is a crime against humanity.
There is no humane colonialism.
There is no democratic colonialism.
There is no colonialism that is not exploitative.
Some are proud to be colonized by the English. The English are civilized , they created a grand empire.
Others were colonized by the French, and they believe that, intellectually, they are more developed, more civilize, more evolved.
I was colonized by the Portuguese. The least developed country in Europe.
The fight continues!
The fight continues against superstition,
against illiteracy,
against the exploitation of man against man,
against superstition,
against misery,
against hunger.
The fight continues until we are all equal."
-Samora Machel, 1975

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