Having You To Hold

by Jimmy LaFave

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Recorded live on KUT LiveSet
Austin, Texas in 1991

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Across the rivers, over mountains to the valley
The summer rain, the winter cold
There is one thing that I treasure on my journey
That’s having you to hold
That’s having you to hold

You stand alone intense
Your tears become your self-defense
For my spirit oh that you know yeah you know
And I hope my rambling doesn’t mean baby, that I’m gambling
The right of having you to hold
The right of having you to hold

So let me lay inside a feeling that I can’t deny
Let the four winds blow upon the road
You call me back again
On this you know you can depend
That I, I love having you to hold

For I have wondered
Through the sorrow that you’re feeling
Every time you watch me go
I know when I return
A lesson I may have learned
Is the cost of having you to hold
The cost of having you to hold

Across all the rivers, over the mountain through the valley
The summer rain, the winter cold
There is one thing that I treasure on my journey
That’s having you to hold
That’s having you to hold
That’s having you to hold
That’s having you to hold

Song written by ©Jimmy LaFave Songs of PolyGram (Le’Passant Music) (BMI)

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released February 14, 2020
Larry Wilson - Guitar
Randy Glines - Bass
David Webb - Keyboard
Mark Patterson - Drums
Host - Larry Monroe
Engineered by Walter Morgan
Mastered by Pat Manske, The Zone Recording Studio

Art Direction - Bryan Peterson, Peterson Ray & Co
Cover Photo by Jimmy LaFave

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Jimmy LaFave Austin, Texas

Jimmy LaFave was born in Wills Point, TX. His family later moved to Stillwater, OK, where he finished high school. Jimmy lived in Austin for nearly 30 years, but is often identified as being from Oklahoma because of his strong musical ties to the state and his role as a founder of “Red Dirt Music.” He embraced the spirit of Woody Guthrie, working to promote Guthrie’s legacy in both words and song. ... more

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