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You're Not Even Trying

from The Martin Gilmore Trio by Martin Gilmore

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    "The Martin Gilmore Trio" is the newest release from Martin Gilmore. The trio is Martin Gilmore, Nick Amodeo, and Ian Haegele. Folk and Bluegrass music from Denver, Colorado.

    The record features harmony vocals from Tim O'brien, Courtney Hartman, and Mollie O'Brien.

    Artwork by Noha Eid
    Art Layout by Shari Solheim

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about

I had a very close friend in high school who lost his younger sister in a car accident one evening. I remember being at home visiting with my dad when the phone rang with the news. It was a thunderclap, and I still think about it.

I remember hearing, around that same time, many marriages that suffer the loss of a child don't survive the grief.

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You're Not Even Trying

He said "You're not even trying
you didn't listen to a word I said
I've been trying to help you..."
She said "You don't understand"
He said "there you go sneering now
You're always off to someone else
help me then to see your grief
don't leave me here by myself."

She said "You didn't even weep for him
As they carried him out the door
You stood still as a slab of stone
I fell grief-stricken on the floor
I cried for days and days
I never once saw you shed a tear
I was in agony, and seemed like you didn't care"


He said "Is that what you think of me?
That I'm a cold and a careless fool
That because I didn't show my grief
I didn't care for him or you?
How should I know what to do?
I thought it best to show that I was strong."
She said "How can call yourself a man
and not weep for your child that's gone?"

She said "You went on as if nothing's wrong
you laughed and you smiled with friends
You asked me to be strong
But I felt like I was near the end
And now it's too late to cry
You never know the right thing to say."
He said "There'll be plenty of time for tears
and hearts are broken everyday..."

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from The Martin Gilmore Trio, released January 26, 2021
Martin Gilmore: Vocals, Guitar
Nick Amodeo: Octave Mandolin
Ian Haegele: Bass


Written by: Martin Gilmore (Timtomtodd Music, ASCAP)

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Martin Gilmore is a singer, songwriter, guitarist, mandolinist and recording artist from Denver, Colorado. He is an instructor of folk and bluegrass music at the University of Northern Colorado and at Swallow Hill Music Association.

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