Passing Through
© 2021 Leon Sewell, Peter Fulham & Janice Merritt
Janice: vocals/melody/arrangement
Leon: lyric/arrangement
Peter: guitars/mandolin/arrangement
Bud: mix/mastering/RealTracks/RealDrums/photo
Thanks to www.pgmusic.com

He was a lonely traveller, she met him with a smile
Helped him to forget his troubles for a little while 
Ten thousand miles or more away from his home
Saw the welcome in her eyes, no longer felt alone
	Chorus
	Beware the man who’s passing through   Don’t give your heart away
	Counting on that man to stay  Beware the man who’s passing through

She’d loved and lost before, her friends said oh tread carefully
Dear friends please worry not, I’m certain that he cares for me
When I look into his eyes, I’m sure that love is what I see
Her friends said be that as it may, we beg you to go carefully
	Repeat Chorus

When the winter chills arrived, he dreamed of other latitudes
Her kisses lost their power to chase away his winter blues
I feel the time has come for me to take the road once more
My smile won’t fail, won’t let him see a single teardrop fall

  Bridge
  I’ll pretend I took him lightly    He won’t know I’ll miss him nightly
  Like ships that passed I’ll leave him thinking  He won’t know my heart is sinking   
  Let him think that I will soon forget   Oh, let him think that I will soon forget

	Repeat Chorus

Passing Through

We enjoy writing and producing Americana songs.  Janice's 2018 Americana album All Over The Map, her 2020 blues album Am I Blue Enough and her 2023 blues album Deep In The Domain are streaming on Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon,  Youtube and other platforms.  We appreciate you checking them out!

We ran out of space here years ago. New music is on ReverbNation, here: https://www.reverbnation.com/blueattitudemusic
Blue Attitude is:
Christiane Spruit: Lyrics, vocals, and Keyboards
Marty Straub: Lyrics, vocals, and Bass
Dave Bell: Guitars, Drums,  Production

Just another nobody who's not here to be somebody.  I write songs because I can't help it, and it helps me.  If I add them here, I'm less likely to keep mixing them.  Creativity is a stream with many tributaries, and sometimes one runs through us.  The stream is more creative when tributaries meet, and I'm grateful for the collaborative efforts of others.

I compose songs, write lyrics and sing most of them. I don't have  'one'  style. It depends on my mood or on certain issues that are going on in our world. AND some listeners can even tell which songs are genuine 'Birchwood-songs' (!)

Minstrel Singer meets Male Chorale



My desperate pursuit of the song.

The two most important days in your life are the day you were born and the day you find out why....Mark Twain

Passing Through

Janice & Bud Merritt