ballad, folk, Americana - It's True

from NAKED TRUTHS by John Hanlon

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You might not believe this, but it's true. Just as the sun sets over the ocean you can sometimes see a brief 'flash' of green. It lasts a nano-second but it's real and true.

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I’ve been looking for it everywhere
But it’s nowhere to be found
I thought I caught a glimpse of it
Just before the sun went down
It’s the wind that moves the clouds along
It’s the rolling of the sea
It’s the rhythm of a heart that’s strong
It’s the busyness of bees

At the end of the day
When the sun goes down to rest
Slowly slips away
Way out in the west
Have you ever seen
The flash of green
Well it’s true
Yes it’s true

It’s the dancing of the happy child
It’s the singing of a bird
It’s running of the free and wild
It’s the truth that no one heard
It’s the flowers by the waterfall
It’s the rising of the moon
It’s a sailboat dancing in the squall
It’s a lonely windswept dune

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from NAKED TRUTHS, released August 8, 2021
ARRANGED AND PRODUCED BY BRUCE LYNCH

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JOHN HANLON Auckland, New Zealand

Born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaya, the son of a Chinese mother and New Zealander father of Swedish, Irish and Scottish extraction.
Raised variously New Zealand, Singapore and on an iron mine deep in the jungles of Malaya,
In the early 70’s, accidentally became a Pop Star in New Zealand.
In 1978 left the stage for a quieter, more private life
Now, nearly fifty years later, is back with a new album. ... more

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