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Back When

by Ben Somer

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Produced by acclaimed Canadian singer-songwriter, Jerry Leger, Ben's upcoming new album, "Ben Somer & the Cold Winter", is set to please many fans of the folk and americana genres. The first single, "Back When" will be released Friday December 10th, 2021 via Down By The Point Records. The new single features Somer's backing band the Cold Winter with Dan Edmonds on keys, Jimmy Hayes on guitar, Adam Melnick on bass, and Matt Burns on drums. The album was mastered by Noah Mintz at Lacquer Channel in Toronto, ON.

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I loved her like a tidal wave
She spat me out and I washed up on shore
A weathered dream that fades with age
And neither could have taken that much more

Back when we were young
Back then I loved you so good
Back when we were young
I loved you so good
But honey we ain’t young no more
Back when we were young
I thought love was just a game
And I haven’t felt like playing since I started getting old

She’s the ace up my shirt sleeve and
I’m the pistol she keeps inside her boot
But she don’t look me in the eyes
It’s my weakness, the tell that makes her shoot

Back when we were young
Back then I loved you so good
Back when we were young
I loved you so good
But honey we ain’t young no more
Back when we were young
I thought love was just a game
And I haven’t felt like playing since I started getting old

I was there
I saw the tragedy and beared witness to the fall
I saw all of it, I watched it go down
It was heaven in its prime but it all started to spin out of control

Back when we were young
Back then I loved you so good
Back when we were young
I loved you so good
But honey we ain’t young no more
Back when we were young
I thought love was just a game
And I haven’t felt like playing since I started getting old

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released December 10, 2021

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Ben Somer Hamilton, Ontario

Ben Somer is a North American original, pulling influences from the greats that came before, but wholly responsible for creating his own imaginative world. Ben has a strong sense of the song, a gift for songwriting that brings to mind the legacy of Cash or Dylan, a songwriter who can shine a light on the harder humanities without losing sight of our hopefulness. ... more

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