Tom Ghent by Tom Ghent

"Somewhere the dawn is breaking
Perhaps we're there
Perhaps we have been
Or want to be THERE

Someone once told you where IT was at,
But he now sits across from you
Asking if you'll help him look
After seeing him on his knees
You said, “please stand” and go
Only to discover yourself before a mirror
And rose with him
In search of his world
Where you dwell
""Come dance to the sound""

Tom Ghent

Now music is from the peoples' poets
Angel-faced boy with many wise eyes
Spinning reams of rapid-fire reason
This time in rhyme
Holding up the two-way mirror
And daring to look both ways
Without crossing

What you mean by that, man
I mean he looks at him and lets you look at him
And he looks at you and lets you look at him
And he looks at you and lets you look at you
But he stays him

I can dig it, goon

Now music is from the peoples' poets
Tom Ghent is a people's poet
Razor chin and many wise eyes
Showed up on MacDougal Street
Served his apprenticeship
At the Gaslight Café
And split

Like Tom Paxton, Phil Ochs
Bob Dylan, Bill Cosby
Arlo Guthrie, Judy Collins
Tiny Tim and well, you know
Yada yada yada and bla bla bla

Tom Ghent has very big eyes
Tom Ghent has very big ears
Tom Ghent has very long antennae
He receives, digests, distills
Then molds with cosmic consciousness
And carves with softly caring
But leaves jagged in the shadows
Till he cracks the mold with laughter
And pulls a heart-made song out

Then he'll rush to let you see it
And the song has many corners
And more sides than ears to count them
He can’t hold it but he'll sing it

MAN MAKE TOM GHENT SING FOREVER
FOR ALL OF US"

A poignant reflection of late-’60s folk, this debut album captures Tom Ghent’s journey from the coffeehouses of Providence to the heart of Greenwich Village. With stripped-down acoustic arrangements and soulful storytelling, it offers an intimate glimpse into his world, where personal reflection meets the era’s spirit of change.