Thanksgiving

by Steve Stellavato

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This song was inspired by a Thanksgiving dinner I attended at my cousin's house which did indeed feature "cranberry sauce from scratch." The song was recorded live.

I originally called the song "Cranberry Sauce," but when I played it for Rosanne Cash at a songwriter's workshop she teared up and said, kindly, "I think the song is called 'Thanksgiving.'" She was right.

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My mother's voice is gravelly from smoking too many cigarettes
And breathing in that stale air
She said I just heard someone pull up in the driveway
Tell your sister to come downstairs
Now when he walks through that door lay his coat on the bed
This is still his house remember how we said
Today's a good day for forgiving

And there's cranberry sauce from scratch
And the good dishes have cracks
But we'll sit around the table
Holding hands for grace
And we will not leave our place
Until the last cup of coffee is gone

Now you know the least are often called to do the great thing
And a tiny seed becomes that tall tree
So kids don't you judge someone maybe you don't see
The great thing inside that they could be
So when he walks through that door don't turn away
I know you've been wronged but he's been disgraced
Today's a good day for forgiving

And there's cranberry sauce from scratch
And the good dishes have cracks
But we'll sit around the table
Holding hands for grace
And we will not leave our place
Until the last cup of coffee is gone

credits

released October 25, 2015
Steve Stellavato: songwriter, guitar, vocals
Patty Murray: vocals (www.pattyspredicament.com)
Jeffrey Lee Campbell: Lead guitar (www.jeffreyleecampbell.com)
Art Labriola: Recording Engineer (www.artlabriola.com)

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Steve Stellavato Olivebridge, New York

Songwriter originally from Connecticut now residing in upstate New York.

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