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Old Tin Cup

from Stone by Stone by Tret Fure

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My mother had an old tin measuring cup that I now have and cherish. This is an imaginary letter from her to me

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My dear daughter
You kept that old tin measuring cup
The one that I so treasured
That I couldn’t quite give up
I used it most of my life
It suited me just fine
Measuring my ingredients
Leveling to the line

My dear daughter
It was so dented and so worn
But I used it every day
Before even you were born
Like an old friend I could count on
It was something clearly mine
But the thing I failed to measure
Was time

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I kept it all those years, now you keep it on display
I didn’t want to part with it, I used it every day
It measured life and love and food so fine
For you it measures the passage of time

My dear daughter
I’m gone 27 years
I know that when you hold that cup
Your eyes well up with tears
Now it measures all the
Many ways you’ve grown
A testament to all you’ve done
And all the things you’ know

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My dear daughter
You've lived many of my dreams
A singer and an artist
And a good cook, so it seems
When your time is done
Will you also pass it on
To Austin, or your daughter
Or your son

CHORUS

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from Stone by Stone, released November 3, 2020
Tret - vocal, guitar, ebow
Mark Goldstein - bass
Janelle Burdell - drums, percussion
Chelle Fulk - violin
Kristen B Jones - cello

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Tret Fure Newport News, Virginia

Tret Fure began her career at 16, singing in coffeehouses in the Midwest. At 19 , she moved to LA and within a year was performing as guitarist and vocalist for Spencer Davis, penning the single for his album “Mousetrap”.  In 1973 she recorded her first solo album on MCA/UNI Records, with Lowell George of Little Feat as her producer. 
Tret has released 16 acclaimed albums in her long career.. ... more

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