It Started On The Road

I think this is finished … maybe a couple of tweaks here and there. It’s taken a while, but I’m encouraged listening to an interview with Jackson Browne about songwriting. Two that I’ve listened to this week –

Ricky Ross meets Jackson Browne

Rick Rubin with Jackson Browne

I have a tune and hear a fairly sparse arrangement at the start – maybe guitar and penny whistle, with bass drum coming in, and then some snare, with bass and accordion and mandolin in there also.

I’m keen to show the band, but it will have to wait until we’ve practised some other new material that we’re working on.

See my previous post for more info on the song.

Regeneration

Voice 1
I catch a glimpse of you – dancing in the field nearby
Your arms are waving gracefully against a Monday sky
Your bare head cold, with sisters by your side
With winter still to came – All Hallows Tide

Voice 2
I see you standing still – alert for sound or sigh
Your arms are steady, reaching out as if to touch the sky
Your bare head cold, held high with pride
Come dance with me, here by my side.

Voices 1 & 2
If only we could meet, but that shall never be
Even for just one day – to be set free
(rpt )

Voice 1
Time passes by, but I have not forgotten you
You’re always on my heart, and in my view
Now clothed in green, diamonds on your sleeve
Your kisses blown, carried on the breeze.

Voice 2
Time was when I thought love was leaving us behind
You’ve been the constant one, ever on my mind
Now spring has come, and scattered on the ground
Seeds of the future lie like snowflakes all around

Voices 1 & 2
I’ve got a feeling that our lives will never end
The road is going over Jordan and beyond
(rpt)

April 6th 2014