Jess Arrowsmith 2018
Jess Arrowsmith solo: All the Salt in the Sea ‘Songs for a Long Night’ but the recording on the album of the same name by the Arrowsmith:Robb Trio has great harmonies from Ian Robb, though it is not available digitally.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcFMEevk7Ho
When we are gone from this place, a dim remembered face Can bind us all together, our mothers and our sons And every link in that chain, forged with love, blood and pain Can remind us all forever of where once we had begun Chorus All the salt in the sea cannot preserve me All the heat in the fire cannot bring my heart’s desire All the birds in the sky cannot teach me to fly But the love in my soul can keep me whole Now if we have purpose here, give up duty and fear Cherish family, cherish friends, our fathers and our daughters To each moment hold fast, as if each were your last And hope each day will end with embraces, smiles and laughter. When reasoned thought can’t explain untold suffering and pain Take solace in good company, our partners and our neighbours If we strive, do our best to fill their hearts with happiness Then our own soon full can be, and so reward our labours