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That Chair is a very personal song. It directly resulted from a local songwriting competition, in which we were tasked with writing a song with Chair in the title. The chair I chose was the one I spent countless hours in, rocking our first born to sleep while my wife could recover, and the journey that chair may still make.

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That old rocking chair beside the crib
I used it like so many other fathers did
A babe in the arms,
Just rocking the night away

Humming songs from the radio
And telling stories, every tale I'd known
Whatever it took to let his mama sleep the night away

A constant companion
All but alone in the near dark
Me and my child
And that chair of wood and bark
Just the two of us
In that chair

That old rocking chair beside the door
I used it like so many fathers before me
That boy out too late
And I was just rocking the night away
Strumming songs on this old guitar
Passed the time hoping he wouldn't come to harm
Whatever it took to let his mama sleep the night away

A constant companion
Sitting alone in the near dark
Me and my thoughts
And that chair of wood and bark
Looked like I'd be up all night
in that chair

That old rocking chair in the corner of a dorm room
Keeping company in the wee hours of the morning
Caffeine and books, and studying way too late
But in time, a child will come along
A generation to follow
The cycle will continue

With that old rocking chair beside the crib
He'll use it like so many other fathers did
A babe in the arms, rocking the night away

He'll hum songs from the radio
And tell stories, every tale he knows
Whatever it takes to let his wife sleep the night away

A constant companion
All but alone in the near dark
He and his child
And that chair of wood and bark
Just the two of them
He and his kin
Just the two of them
In that chair

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from Tales from the Notepad, released August 30, 2018
Words, music, performance and recording by Stuart Benbow

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Stuart Benbow Westland, Michigan

Blending the heart of country music with the rich story telling of folk, and adding a touch of pop to give it some drive, Stuart writes about the world around him. Acoustic Americana, pure and true.

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