Name: Hummingbird
Duration: P00H03M28S
Description: In the first several weeks of the COVID pandemic, I had the precious experience of watching a hummingbird build her nest on a branch right outside my window, tend to the eggs, and feed the hatchlings. Then I got to see the little ones learn to fly. It helped me get through those dark days.

Hummingbird

from Keeping Time by Sue Decker

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In the first several weeks of the COVID pandemic, I had the precious experience of watching a hummingbird build her nest on a branch right outside my window, tend to the eggs, and feed the hatchlings. Then I got to see the little ones learn to fly. It helped me get through those dark days.

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Hummingbird © Sue Decker, 2021 All Rights Reserved

I saw you after a crazy eight
Days of circling that drain
Going round and round, round and round
You lifted me out of that bitter lockdown

I’ve got to have something sweet
I’ve got to have something sweet
Hummingbird, humming
Won’t you keep me company

I don’t smoke but my Grandma did
I need her here to show me how to live
From beyond the grave, beyond the grave
Get me some tobacco to bring her back this way

I’ve got to have something sweet
I’ve got to have something sweet
Hummingbird, humming
Won’t you keep me company

Now it’s two dark trips around the sun
But this morning I thought heard your hum
Flying home, flying home
Need some lovin’ nectar, been down so low, been down so low

I’ve got to have something sweet
I’ve got to have something sweet
Hummingbird, humming
Won’t you keep me company

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from Keeping Time, released March 22, 2024

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Sue Decker Victoria, British Columbia

Sue Decker’s rich and warm voice, distinctive slide guitar playing, and authentic songwriting make for a powerful combination. Ever since learning to play guitar in a bluegrass jam at the age of thirty-five, Sue has been discovering her truth in song.

March 2024 sees the release of Sue’s second album, Keeping Time, recorded with sought-after roots producer Steve Dawson to record in Nashville. ... more

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