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Thursday, February 3, 2011

Stumbling Block by Paul Kelly

Posted on 9:42 AM by Unknown
I love this song by an Australian named Paul Kelly.  It has been my favorite for about a year, and I still love it every time it comes on.  The singer describes it as "the history of philosophy in 3 and half minutes," but I see it as an awesome description of sometimes reality set to a bluesy folk bluegrass tune. Beautiful!

I discovered the song after creating a station on Pandora to follow a group that I thought had some great modern folk songs with clawhammer banjo.  The station is Mac Benford & the Woodshed Allstars, and there are a ton of great folk musicians that cycle through that station.
Stumbling Block
Stumbling Block
Stumbling Block
I can't get around it
and I can't get through it
I can't go over it
and I can't go under it
I'm scared of what I might find if I ever get behind it
Stumbling Block
Stumbling Block
Stumbling Block
If I wait for awhile, it just might go away
I suppose I should get down on my knees and pray
I'm sure if I got one good night's sleep, it'd look better in the day
Stumbling Block
Stumbling Block
Stumbling Block
Maybe I should pay someone to come here and remove it
or I could just chip away at it bit by little bit
I guess I could build me a bomb and blow it up in one big hit
Stumbling Block
Stumbling Block
Stumbling Block
Some of my friends say I should call in the mistics
or find me a philosopher to come here and say it don't exist
then there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is
Stumbling Block
Stumbling Block
Stumbling Block
Lord, I've hit a stumbling block
If I ever get done with this, I'll make a brand new start
I gotta get my thinkin straight and put the horse before the cart
If I had the balls, I'd wrap this thing up in plastic and call it art!
Stumbling Block
Stumbling Block
Stumbling Block
I'm gonna call up every TV station
maybe the Museum of Science is looking for a special donation
I could sell tickets, drag it on tour, all around the whole god damn nation
Stumbling Block
Stumbling Block
Stumbling Block
Lord, I've hit a stumbling block
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