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My Flower

from Pennsylvania Coal by Irene Kelley

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Being raised Catholic and being taught that if you burn a piece of palm from Palm Sunday on the stove coil to keep the house safe during a thunderstorm while your dad’s basement TV repair shop radio played country music 24/7…well, that stuff runs as deep as a Pennsylvania coal mine. The song, “You Are My Flower,” was the treasure I discovered from those airwaves. It was such a comfort to sing it to my baby girls while rocking them to sleep. And who doesn’t feel that all is well when Wilford Brimley takes the scene?! How do you put all of that into a song? Thank you, Justyna, for going on this special journey with me. Your gift of melody and more is shining here.

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“My Flower”
Written by Irene Kelley/Justyna Kelley
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First time that I heard it many years ago
Listening to the Opry on my dad’s radio
I learned it for my babies to calm their troubled sleep
And darlin’ if you want my love forever your to keep

*You can sing, “You Are My Flower”
Any time of day any time of night
And it won’t matter what the hour
If you sing, “You Are My Flower”
I know everything will be alright

The smell of burning palm when the sky turns green
Or Wilford Brimley entering a scary movie scene
These things give me comfort and offer some relief
And just like that old love song and timeless melody
(*)
** Playing like the soundtrack of my life
Bloomin’ in the mountains so high

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from Pennsylvania Coal, released February 11, 2014
Available on "Pennsylvania Coal" by Irene Kelley (out Feb. 11, 2014) Publishing info:
Irene Kelley: Shiny Stuff Music, BMI
Justyna Kelley: Justyna Kelley Music, ASCAP

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Irene Kelley Nashville, Tennessee

Irene Kelley’s signature mix of Bluegrass, Country and Americana appeals to music lovers across all genres. A native of Latrobe, PA, she has independently released two albums and another for MCA Records. Irene's songs have been recorded by Alan Jackson, Trisha Yearwood, Loretta Lynn, Pat Green, Brother Phelps, Rhonda Vincent, Claire Lynch, Darrell Scott, The Whites, the Osborne Brothers & others. ... more

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