When I went into the studio to record this song, I thought it was going to be just acoustic guitar and vocal, so that’s what we tracked. After listening back to it, I kept hearing a string melody in my head, so then we layered strings on it. Upon further listening, I said, “well now it needs percussion”, and it bloomed into this dark, lush thing I never expected, somehow capturing the bittersweet feeling of young freedom better than I hoped it would.
lyrics
I was seventeen
Curious and free
Dancing alone to the radio
Were those simpler times
Leave landlock behind
Set out wandering for the coast
Wash the dust off in the sea
Climb the tallest tree
With no one and nothing to fear
Don’t have to know just where we’re going
As long as the tide keeps pulling in
Highway through the hills to the horizon
I wanna feel that free again
The harder that I try
The faster time slips by
And I can’t seem to steady my hands
For the task that lies ahead
Fighting gravity again
I keep stumbling on the line
Bathe in the moonlight
North Star above
Reaching to find some solid ground
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This ain't Texas. This ain't Nashville. This is country that straddles the US and Canadian border. Its wide open, strong, and a little vulnerable, and in a lot of cases having a good ol' time. I love her feel. veenstar
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A very clever songwriter and an album that bears many, many repeat listens. Worth the price for the Little Feat reference (in Tehachapi) alone, but it's her way with an image that sticks longest. "You left the building in a flurry / Had your boots on in the house." Caoimhín
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i love eilen jewell. just listened to the entire album, get behind the wheel, now going back and listening to and savoring individual tracks. her music has an indescribable beauty. it's real, honest, sweet, powerful, touching, universal. it's a special artist that can do all that and leave you coming back for more. tikibarjim