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My True North

by Pat & Alison Barton

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This is my latest single, featuring Alison singing a song I wrote for her mother, my partner of 45 years, Kim.

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You are my true north, the light that guides my way
My star, high in the sky, at night and through each day

1. The sun will rise each morning; oceans ebb and flow
The rest can be uncertain, still this one thing I know –

You are my true north …

2. We each all have a story, longing to be told
But though we all were children, not all of us grow old –


Life unfolds in its own way, the ending never clear -
We reach, we hold, we try to learn, through all the time we’re here


3. Look east for every sunrise; winters yield to spring
We can’t predict much more but for me there is one thing –

You are my true north, the light that guides my way
My star, high in the sky, at night and through each day
So long as you’re near…
You are my, you are my, you are my, you are my true north.

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released January 12, 2023
Composed & arranged by Pat Barton. All instruments: Pat Barton, except electric guitar solo by Scott Jordan. All vocals: Alison Barton. Produced, mixed, and mastered by Scott Jordan.

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Patrick Barton New Jersey

At the start of my eighth decade, the time is right for a collection of eight diverse songs, selected to feature my daughter's voice AND to represent each of my musical lives. In these tunes, I hope you'll hear the influence of each of the musical genres that have shaped me, beginning in 1963, when I realized how much music made life worth living. ... more

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