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The Company You Keep

Scott Simpson; David Scott Simpson

Song information

Writer: Scott Simpson
Composer: David Scott Simpson; Scott Simpson
Artist: Scott Simpson; David Scott Simpson
Release years: 2008, 2009, 2015, 2020, 2022
Genre: Singer/Songwriter; Alternative; Alternative Folk

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Being Human: The Songs — Album & Journal (2020)

Lyrics

I've walked this road behind me With no one else but you. We had some words--- got lost a time or two, But that road was wide enough for me to walk with you, for me to walk with you. This dust upon my boots, I couldn't shake it off even if I wanted to. And who knows where I'll be when the day is finally through; There's one thing I know--- I'll be there with you. I'll be there with you. Tell me a story, sing me a song, The sky is dark and the road is long. What keeps you together when the climb is steep? It's not your destination, it's the company you keep, it's the company you keep. Have you ever watched the sun set, Or stood in the night like a single star? Have you ever walked an empty road all by yourself? Doesn't matter where you're going, you know how lost you are, you know how lost you are. Tell me a story, sing me a song, The sky is dark and the road is long. What keeps you together when the climb is steep? It's not your destination, it's the company you keep, it's the company you keep, ooh, ooh, it's the company you keep.

Source: ScottSimpsonAllLyrics (2).pdf · pp. 86–87; ScottSimpsonAllLyrics (2).pdf · pp. 225–226; ScottSimpsonAllLyrics (2).pdf · pp. 250–251; Mostly Keepers (1).doc

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Recording details (5)

Circuitous & Before the Great Divide (Remasters) · The Company You Keep (Remastered) [feat. Sheryl Simpson & Charolyn Mize]

Artist: Scott Simpson
Composer: David Scott Simpson
Released: 2015-12-30
Genre: Singer/Songwriter
Track: 11
Duration: 3:54
Type: Sung words

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Breaking Shells (Music from the Film) · The Company You Keep

Artist: David Scott Simpson
Composer: David Scott Simpson
Released: 2009-12-05
Genre: Alternative
Track: 3
Duration: 6:39
Type: Sung words

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Being Human (The Songs) · The Company You Keep (feat. Sheryl Simpson & Charolyn Mize)

Artist: Scott Simpson
Composer: David Scott Simpson
Released: 2020-04-01
Genre: Alternative Folk
Track: 2
Duration: 3:54
Type: Sung words

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Four Restored · The Company You Keep (Restored)

Artist: Scott Simpson
Composer: David Scott Simpson
Released: 2022-05-25
Genre: Alternative Folk
Track: 11
Duration: 3:49
Type: Sung words

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Nothing Knew · The Company You Keep

Artist: Scott Simpson
Composer: Scott Simpson
Released: 2008-07-07
Genre: Singer/Songwriter
Track: 10
Duration: 6:42
Type: Sung words

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Song story & origins

From the Being Human journal

I was thinking about my wife when I wrote The Company You Keep… and then, my family, my friends, my work colleagues, the people I spend a stretch of time with because of new circumstances… I have to remind myself every once in awhile to not get so focused on where I’m going that I forget to notice who’s on this road with me. My community not only shapes the travel, they often give me the stories and songs that clarify why we’re all on the road in the first place.

Source: Being Human: The Songs — Album & Journal (2020) · p. 5

Being Human · The Songs

Reflection & journaling

Theme: Community

Choose a question or word or line(s) from the lyrics to guide your meditation or journaling as you listen.

Who is a part of my community?
Am I choosing them, are they choosing me, or did we just wind up together?
How wide and accommodating or narrow and exclusive is my road?
What travel “songs” or “stories” have become important to me on this journey?
How have they guided me?

Source: Being Human: The Songs — Album & Journal (2020) · p. 5

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