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August Winds

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August Winds

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WhenVerse 1:amAu - gust winds aredmtur - ning TheamFishing boats set out u - pon theSea IamWatch till they sail out of sight thedmWin - ter fol - lows soon IamWatch them drawn in- to the night be-dmNeath the August moonVerse 2:No one knows I come hereSome things I don't shareI can't explain the reasons whyIt moves me close to tearsOr something in the season's changeWill find me wandering hereVerse 3:amIn my pu - blicdmMo - ments IamHear the things I say but they're notMe Per-em7Haps I will be - fore I die ad-amMit that there's a rea - son why ICount the boats re - tur - ning from theam am7Sea ICount the boats re - tur - ning from theSeaAndVerse 4:And in my private momentsI drop the mask that I've been forced to wearBut no one knows this secret meWhere albeit unconsciouslyI count the boats returning from the seaI count the boats returning from the seaOutro:
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