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From the upcoming album Chasing Rabbits, this snowbird love story was delivered through photos, texts and phone calls all the way from Vietnam. Terra Spencer borrows the lushness of mid-70s Elton John with warm horns and a satisfying payoff, which is more than most long-distance relationships can promise.

"There is more to love than what someone can do for you."

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I drive him to the airport, and he promises to call
He tells me that in love there are just two ways to fall
In and out of Vietnam
There were times I saw him falling deep and down

She had never seen a snowfall, felt the fresh air on her face
So he buys a one-way ticket, flies her to his rented place
And he sings her gentle music, brings her roses from the grocery downtown

Say hi from Saigon
With a sigh, and he is gone
Gone to find the sun and try find someone to warm his heart
Say hi from Saigon
Where the evening meets the dawn
Country man and city girl
Holding hands but they are still a world apart

They have no need for speaking on the sand beneath the sunset
She makes him fancy dinners, sews him clothes, and learns his language
Then she offers him her soul but keeps her clothes on under blankets in the dark

Then she drive him to the airport when the roses lose their redness
And returns to washing dishes, serving coffee to the tourists
As he starts a new adventure and he doesn't know how deep he leaves a mark

Say hi to Saigon
With a sigh, and he is gone
Gone to find the sun and try to find someone to warm his heart
Say hi to Saigon
Where the evening meets the dawn
Country man and city girl
Holding hands but they are still a world apart

So I answer when he calls me after they have been together
And he wonders if she'll be the one to stay with him forever
To love him without judgement, and be faithful, kind, and true
But there is more to love than what someone can do for you

Goodbye to Saigon
She will cry when he is gone
Although she hides it well, her family can tell it from her eyes
Goodbye to Saigon
He is always moving on
When the winter's over you ought to know a snowbird's gonna fly

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from Chasing Rabbits, track released November 6, 2020
Terra Spencer: vocals, piano, guitar
Jordi Comstock: drums
Adam Fine: bass
Sarah Frank: harmony vocals
Luke Fraser: harmony vocals
Sarah Kasprzak: French horn
Andrew Jackson: trombone
Steve Reid: trumpet

Engineered by Lil Thomas at Sonic Temple.
Mixed and mastered by Scott Ferguson at FMP Matrix.

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Terra Spencer Windsor, Nova Scotia

Raised on the mud banks of the Avon River, award-winning Nova Scotian funeral director-turned-songwriter Terra Spencer has won over audiences in Canada, the UK, and Germany since her 2018 debut. She has already crafted a catalogue of startlingly intimate songs, marrying fingerstyle guitar, gospel piano, and her butterscotch voice with sly humour and '70s wood-paneled warmth. ... more

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