2019 mix.
Robert "Buck" Wilburn – electric guitar 
David Partridge – Lead vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboards
Howard Rabkin- bass
Produced by David Partridge for Blue Window Media Inc. 
Remixed in Nova Scotia.

IT WAS AUTUMN 
Slipping into a memory, some tenderness for the ache
Too much dreaming can make you spin
Like leaves into the lake
But golds and reds at the water’s edge
Don’t seem to make me blue
‘Cause it was autumn when I first saw you.

Every time that I take a step I hear that crumbling sound.
Too much dreaming can crack you like
The chestnuts on the ground.
A touch of frost and the summer’s lost
But still the sun streams through
And it was autumn when I first saw you.

When there’s frost on the pumpkin,
There’s a chill on the town
But there’s grain in the silo
When the wheat stalk is brown.

Slipping into a memory, got some bruises to ease.
Too much dreaming can empty you
Like wind in weary trees.
August dies in September skies
But still, the sky is blue 
And it was autumn when I first saw you.

Words and music by David Partridge

Circling Back: Selected Works of Postcard Comets

IT WAS AUTUMN (Remastered)

Very excited to be putting this one out! I met @peterarvidsonjams during last year's 50/90 songwriting challenge, and in the intervening period I've helped mix his awesome album Endless Summers (https://peterarvidson.bandcamp.com/album/endless-summers) and watched on with a mix of awe and sympathy as he and his family welcomed an amazing new baby. It was the fact that we both have young families that inspired the writing of The Dad Song. I shot Peter a hastily recorded voice note with a verse and the bones of the chorus, not really sure if the song was viable, and he enthusiastically got on board. I've loved the fact that, from there, it's been incredibly collaborative, with back and forth on lyrics and musical ideas. Basically a load of fun. Hope that shows in the end result...

Vocals/Production: David Taro
Vocals/Bass: Peter Arvidson

LYRICS © David Taro / Peter Arvidson

Well this one’s for all the dads out there
Because, you know, it's not always easy
In fact, sometimes it’s pretty hard
And you’re only trying to do your best
Ah, but oh well…

The other day
I took you to play
At the playground where we live
I was looking at my phone
Didn’t notice you’d flown
Off the top of the jungle gym

You said daddy it hurts
Daddy I’ll scream
I said don’t tell your mother
And I’ll buy you an ice cream

Because we’re only trying to get it right
Be the best dads we can
But so many times we mess it up
And nothing goes to plan
But oh sweet child
It’s only ‘cause we love you a lot
And the crazy thing
Is we’re the only dads you’ve got

The other day
I took you to school
And the teacher asked why are you here
Hadn't slept for three nights
Didn’t notice we'd arrived
At the pre-school you left last year

You said daddy I'm sad
I won't see my friends
I said don't tell your mother
And we'll see 'em on the weekends

Because we’re only trying to get it right
Be the best dads we can
But so many times we mess it up
And nothing goes to plan
But oh sweet child
It’s only ‘cause we love you a lot
And the crazy thing
Is we’re the only dads you’ve got

But when I'm reading to you
And you curl up beside me
I can't quite describe it
But it feels like home

Because we’re only trying to get it right
Be the best dads we can
But so many times we mess it up
And nothing goes to plan

Yeah we’re only trying to get it right
Be the best dads we can
But so many times we mess it up
And nothing goes to plan
But oh sweet child
It’s only ‘cause we love you a lot
And the crazy thing
Is we’re the only dads you’ve got

Do you remember the time I made you an omelette
Even though you're allergic to eggs
And you were vomiting for about five hours straight
Well... I just wanted to say... sorry, my bad...

And you know that one time when I was making your bed
And it was actually the neighbor's kid's bed
Oh man, did they ever call the police... 
Well I'm sorry about that...

But I love you (...and your mother!)

The Dad Song (feat. Peter Arvidson)

A hymn based upon Gospel Of St John 13:34-35 and Letters of St Paul, 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 set to a traditional tune arranged and performed by Richard M.S. Irwin.
A New Commandment : Lyrics
A new commandment I give unto you:
That you love one another as I have loved you.
That you love one another as I have loved you.

By this shall all men know that you are My disciples
If you have love one for another.
By this shall all men know that you are My disciples
If you have love one for another. Refrain

Love is patient and love is full of kindness.
Do not envy others, never be boastful.
Love is patient and love is full of kindness.
Do not envy others, never be boastful. Refrain

Protect your love with charity and goodness,
Do not be proud or self-seeking.
Protect your love with charity and goodness,
Do not be proud or self-seeking. Refrain

Delight in the love of truth, but not dishonour.
While time goes by love never fails you.
Delight in the love of truth, but not dishonour.
While time goes by love never fails you. Refrain

Verse 1 lyrics Gospel of Saint John, Chapter 13:34-35
Verses 2-4 lyricist by Richard M S Irwin (b. 1955) based on St Paul 1st letter to Corinthians Chapter 13:4-8

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A New Commandment (Piano And Flutes 4 Verses)

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Under the moniker POSTCARD COMETS, singer songwriter David Partridge makes thoughtful, lyric-driven, acoustic-based music supported by a collective of like minded musicians. The  intent is to serve the song.

IT WAS AUTUMN (Remastered)

POSTCARD COMETS (David Partridge, Songwriter)