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Ellis Paul

Ellis Paul (born Paul Plissey; January 14, 1965) is an American singer-songwriter and folk musician. Born in Aroostook County, Maine, Paul is a key figure in what has become known as the Boston school of songwriting, a literate, provocative and urbanely romantic folk-pop style that helped ignite the folk revival of the 1990s. His pop music songs have appeared in movies and on television, bridging the gap between the modern folk sound and the populist traditions of Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger. more »

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2002

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It was a summer night 
I took off in my old man's car 
I rolled the windows right on down 
I cranked up the radio 
And chased the meteors 
On a dirt road out of town 

Tonight 
There's a bonfire in Walker's field 
Tonight 
In the firelight our dreams revealed 
Tonight 
You can chase away your high school years 
Shadows dancing wildly at the scene 
But I never knew right then 
Just what it means 
To be eighteen 
To be eighteen 

The voice of Jimmy Aberdeen 
Still washes over me 
He had a laugh like a thunder cloud 
He was holding blue spray paint 
Jimmy was no saint 
But he could always draw a crowd 

That night 
We climbed the water tower in Walker's field 
That night 
Above the lights of town our fates were sealed 
That night 
Jimmy fell down through the darkness 

An ambulance brought silence to the scene 

And carried off the life 
And broken dreams 
Of Jimmy Aberdeen 

Now the years have passed 
The cabbie taps the glass 
We're outside 
My reunion hall 
He leaves me to the night 
I count the satellites 
I see the tower 
Looming tallâ?¦ 

Tonight 
I'm taking on my memory 
Tonight 
I climbed the water tower for all to see
Tonight 

I painted steel 
With cobalt blue 
Spelling out 
My graduation year 
Above the highway 
That took me out of here 

And I finally think 
I really know 
What it means 
To be eighteen 
Eighteen
Eighteen

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