‘Poverty’ FREE download.
The third and final track off of the EP ‘POVERTY’ is now available for download. It is the title track of the record. I wrote ‘Poverty’ for one of my dearest friends. She has been there for me through thick and thin over the last 4 or 5 months of my life. She is light in the darkness for me. A precious jewel.
About a month and a half ago I was in a very tough place. I was feeling very lonely. I was feeling the extreme weight of real poverty. Real loneliness. I’ve always been too proud to ask for help. Especially company. But on this particular night, I decided to swallow my pride and I called her. I told her I needed her to sit with my, if only just to listen to me cry. She told me that she was only a few blocks away from my apartment and she came right over.
She was there for me. No matter how “pathetic” I might have looked, a grown man crying his eyes out about being lonely, she didn’t care. She listened and held me. And I felt so much better after that.
True friendships and real relationships are unmatched. That can’t be competed with. A real friend will sit and listen to you and your struggles over and over and over again. They will listen and help you become a better person. That is what she did for me. So I wrote this for her.
The last two verses were written by a man named Mosie Lister (1955) from a song called “Where No One Stands Alone.” They resonate with me so much that I had to include them. I hope he doesn’t mind.
The song also features Damien Jurado and Bryan John Appleby, two influences of mine. These men are also friends of mine and I thought it only fitting to include them in on the song. My brother, Kramer Kevin, and my friend Rory Corbin also sing backups on the song.
I really hope you like this one, y’all. My whole heart went into this one. Please listen, and share it with your friends. And thank you so much for downloading this EP. It means the world.
P.S. And thank you, Abbey Simmons (from Sound on the Sound) for the idea for the title. Our talks have been a huge inspiration for this EP.
Tony
