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Home -words and music © 2011 Chris Monti

If I had a dollar for every time I've been | Down to the ocean for to take a swim | If I had a dime for every time I've gone | I'd spend it all to get back home |

If I had a ride for every ride I've caught | If I caught sight of everything I've sought | If I could feel you from across the room | I'd sweep you up with that old dust broom |

We would dance across that warped wooden floor | Upon the dust of memories alights a little more |

If I had a chance for every coin I've tossed | If I had a win for every time I've lost | Would you still love me the way you do | If I wasn't coatless and without shoes? |

If I had a lover for every one I've loved | If I had a raindrop from every cloud above | If I had a good time for every cup I've drained | There wouldn't be time enough for all the pain |

If I did it all and then did it all again | And after every ending the beginning came and went | There's nothing I could change, even if I tried | Despite all the tears my poor mother cries |

If I had a dog, I would walk around | I'd let him walk me all over the town | If I had a house cat living in my home | I'd let him teach me how to live all alone |

If the sun did shine on every sunny day | And if I let you in after I'd turned you away | I'd still be here all by myself | Unread notebooks collecting memories upon the shelf |

But a book is kindling if that's all you've got | And a body needs fire to get good and hot | I'm cold as ice, I'm cold as stone | What I'm trying to say is, “Please come home” |

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from Home, released December 1, 2010
Chris Monti on vocals and fingerpicked guitar.

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Chris Monti Providence, Rhode Island

Known for his effortless style and musical curiosity, Chris has immersed himself in West African guitar, dug deep into country-blues and old-time music, and moves seamlessly between diverse styles from Egypt, Peru and India. He has toured the East Coast, Canada and points west. He also enjoys his singular role in the community as a strange combination of entertainer, educator, and magician. ... more

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