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Build a Fort

by Andrew North

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I came up with this song when I was hanging out with my 5 year old son, literally building a fort in the woods at the park near our house. I am so grateful to my children for bringing more perspective to my life. I was getting lost in the fog of just making ends meet in day to day life, and building a fort with my son just felt so pure, you know? I want more of that, and I think I’m not alone.

Build a Fort is available on February 18 at andrewnorth.bandcamp.com (it’s on streaming too)

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Couldn’t go out tonight
You’re grounded
Don’t want to stay home alone

You’re up for taking a chance
There’s a window
You gotta sneak out and go

Remember when you were small
Hit the woods
And hide on out for a while

The time passes, that’s all
Feel it slide
And let it go with a smile

You try and you try and you try
But you won’t make it alone
You die and you die and you die
Until you put down that phone

So go, and build a fort in the woods
You can leave that room behind
I’m pretty sure your dad won’t mind

So go, out where the air is good
Just catch your breath today
Lose tomorrow, come what may
And build a fort in the woods

You got your coffee in hand
It’s cold
Screen’s sapping your soul

Some day’s you don’t understand
How you’re older
How it slipped from your control

Remember when you were small
Stand and smile
leave that weight for a while

Now you’re done growing tall
But that spark
Can still burn into a fire

You try and you try and you try
But you won’t make it alone
You die and you die and you die
Until you put down that phone

So go and build a fort in the woods
You can leave that desk behind
I’m pretty sure your boss won’t mind

So go, out where the air is good
You can catch your breath today
Lose tomorrow come what may
And build a fort in the woods

So go and build a fort in the woods
You can leave this all behind
I’m here to tell you I don’t mind

So go, out where the air is good
You can catch your breath today
Lose tomorrow come what may
And build a fort in the woods

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released February 18, 2022

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Andrew North is a piano singer and songwriter. He makes fun and quirky music. Andrew is always trying new things - working solo, in a duo with drummer Pete Casselman, and with his band, the Rangers, to explore jazz, americana, progressive rock and improvisational spaces ... more

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