A Fine Pair

from Hasco County Demos by Hasco Duo

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Some old random thoughts,
scratched down in my book,
A fine set I bought
Just to flatter my looks,
Two times the trouble, but still worth the cost…

Green patent leather
Back there on the shelf,
A mirror that shows me
a shade of myself,
Birds of a feather, ’til something got lost…

A pair of old souls tied up in a knot,
A new set of boots we just put out to rot,
After all of this time,
You’re no worse for the wear:
We could've been a fine pair.

An exquisite pair, not just two of a kind,
A bluff on the face that might pay down the line,
I stored up my aces until I went blind,
And waited to come up for air…

Now it’s three of us,
And I’m all alone:
Tired, trying to find
What there was of my own,
But these soles are all worn now,
My debt’s overgrown –

A pair of old souls tied up in a knot,
A new set of boots we just put out to rot,
A couple of fools decked out in despair:
We could've been a fine pair.

A pair of old souls tied up in a knot,
A new set of boots we just put out to rot,
One last ounce of hope
Vanished into thin air –

An exquisite pair, not just two of a kind,
A bluff on the face that might pay down the line,
I stored up my aces until I went blind,
And waited to come up for air,
The third time.

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from Hasco County Demos, released September 18, 2020

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Hasco Duo Chicago, Illinois

Hasco Duo (Amanda DeBoer, soprano, and Jesse Langen, guitar) performs both original and commissioned music, moving freely between experimental, classical, and Americana. They frequently collaborate with composers, choreographers, and multi-disciplinary artists. Based in Omaha, Nebraska and Chicago, Illinois, the duo specializes in improvised and open-form music. ... more

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