Lyric Contest Winners: March/April 2013

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1st Place
“Life’s an Invitation”
David Campbell Jr.
Decatur, Georgia
Lyrics
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2nd Place
“Bitter Sun”
Sara Leibman
Chevy Chase, Maryland
Lyrics

3rd Place
“Dancin’ in the Kitchen”
Matt Jordan
Glencoe, Missouri
Lyrics

4th Place
“Waiting Out the Wanting”
Nitanee Paris Lawson
Malibu, California
Lyrics

Honorable Mention

“Dust Bowl Days”
Donnie Poindexter
Sallisaw, Oklahoma

“The Trail You Leave Behind”
Ryan Harris Brown
Nashville, Tennessee

“Tools”
William Holmes
Cragford, Alabama

“A Chimney Made of Stone”
Mike Parrish
LaGrange, Georgia

“Occasional Beers”
James Brown Jr.
Kennebunk, Maine

“St. Vincent de Paul”
Ed Romanoff
New York, New York

“Amsterdam”
Owen Danoff
Washington, District of Columbia

“We’re All Homeless Without Jesus”
Matt Larson
Peoria Heights, Illinois

“Velvet Night in Brooklyn”
Kalen
Brooklyn, New York

“They’re Not Making Love Like That Anymore”
Mark Stepakoff
Boston, Massachusetts

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