Time likes pulling my teeth,' he sings on the wry, spry "Cutting It Close." 'I never knew how many teeth I would need.'
Beam reemerges on Light Verse with a dry sense of humor and a newfound ability to laugh off certain tragedies, like death-both others' and your own-precisely because they are inevitable.
Beam can still pull off that sleight of hand gracefully enough to make the title Light Verse sound queasily ironic, but now he's looking backwards over 49 years.
These new songs are about tracing your steps, taking stock, and raising a glass to lovers and friends who pass through your life only briefly.
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