March 2, 2021

Moving Back to Maine

Camden, Maine

After time away, a woman tells about why she’s heading back to her home state.

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Lyrics

I am moving back to Maine
After several years away
Finally packing up
I’m coming home
I am moving for me
And not somebody else
I’m leaning into the warmth and known

Oh, I knew it wouldn’t be easy
But it shouldn’t be this hard
I feel lost and lonely
But I want to grow
I am moving for me
And not somebody else
I’m leaning into the warmth and known

Oh, the pain of never growing
Isn’t worth the wait
Of only doing what you want
‘Cause I want to grow
I am moving for me
And not somebody else
I’m leaning into the warmth and known

Story Source

Anonymous

CO-WRITER

Amara Sperber, Louisa Stancioff, Malcolm Brooks, Mimi Bornstein

PERFORMED BY

Louisa Stancioff

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