After I wrote this song, I realized there was one person who could help bring my sonic vision for it to life: John Calvin Abney. He’d been on tour for about 6 months straight but just happened to be playing a show in St. Louis that next week, so he rolled into my studio before his show and effortlessly tracked Rhodes piano and guitar on the song.
lyrics
Last time I checked on your position
My compass followed you down to the east
You drifted away into the darkness
And radiated your light back to me
I bottled it up carefully for safe keeping
A reminder when I start to lose my way
Close my eyes and I still see you shining
Don’t let your fire fade
Decoded all our inhibitions
Emerging with a measure of new life
We shed our old skin with with full intention
Running just to make up for lost time
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
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