Out on the road
Burning up fuel
Far from the noise
Busy and cruel
The wide open fields
Are coming in view
The grass is all dead
But spring's coming soon
Out on the road
Where no signal comes through
I'm turning my thoughts
To remembering you
The birds overhead
Are lifting me up
The river below
Is filling my cup
Out on the road
Taking my time
Thinking of you
Out in the wind
Brushing my face
Calling me home
To a quieter place
Breathing the air
Making me clean
Lifting my hands
Letting me be
Out on the road
Taking my time
Thinking of you...
credits
from Live Life Slow,
released August 3, 2012
Written by Nathan McDonald (April 2007) // Recorded by Jordan McDonald at Littlebeck Farm, Shirland, IL (2011-12), except for electric/slide/lap steel guitars recorded by Paul Redel at La Villa Maria, Los Angeles, CA (2011) // Mixed by Don Chaffer at The Conductor, Cane Ridge, TN (2012) // Mastered by Yes Master Studios, Nashville, TN (2012)
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