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There's an Old Suitcase

from Beyond Collaboration by Joedai Trobairitz & Troubadours

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Words by Frederick Michaels and Music by Joe Peters

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V1: there’s an old suitcase
that I put some place
in the summer of '72
and I sure wouldn’t mind it
if I could find it
I could spend a little time with you

V2: it was beat up leather
and it held that treasure of
the love that we almost knew
it had its handle loose
and it wasn’t much use
‘cept for savin’ up my dreams of you

Chorus: now I ain’t much to see, but I’m livin’ rent-free
in a Golden Age retirement community
my life’s not half bad, after all I’ve had,
but I miss your little kiss the way it used to be

V3: I drove a '63 Ford
that I paid cash for
even though I knew the rent was due
we took highway 84
to the Jersey shore
so I could walk the beach at night with you

V4: you were blond haired and dimpled
so we just kept it simple
boy and girlin’, that was all we knew
there was no goin’ steady
‘cause we just weren’t ready
kid you let me get away from you

Chorus:

Break:

V5: now it feels like forever
and I just don’t remember
but I seem to think your eyes were blue
you had a lovely face
and I’ve lost all trace
of the beauty I recall was you

V6: there’s an old suitcase
that I put some place
just so I could catch a glimpse of you
sprung a latch it seems
holdin’ too many dreams
but they’re all I’ve got to see me through

Chorus:

Tag: there’s an old suitcase...
in a long lost place...
there’s an old suitcase...
now where did I put that case?

As-Recorded 2022

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from Beyond Collaboration, released December 16, 2022
-Barrett Myers: vocals
-Michael Kelsey: guitars, bass, percussion
-Joe Peters: acoustic guitar
-Michael Kelsey: engineering & mixing

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Joe Peters/The Joedai Warriors Walnut Creek, California

Joe Peters is an American singer-songwriter who has released a dozen CDs of original music since 1998. Joe grew up in the Midwest during the late 60s and early 70s, and his songs hearken back to a time when young people sought the experience of peace, love and adventure and expressed this search in their music. Joe has moved to the Bay Area of California, where he continues to write and perform. ... more

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