THE VOICE

Story Behind The Song

IT HAPPENED TO ME JUST OUTSIDE LOUISVILLE IN THE MIDDLE OF A DARK RAINY NIGHT, ON MY WAY TO MY NEXT GIG

Song Description

A ROAD MUSICIAN, AND THE VOICE OF A YOUNG LADY MAKE FRIENDS ON THE ROAD LATE A T NIGHT.

Song Length 4:05 Genre Country - Traditional
Tempo Medium (111 - 130) Lead Vocal Male Vocal
Mood Welcoming Subject Luck/Coincidence, Life
Similar Artists Kris Kristofferson Language English
Era 1990 - 1999

Lyrics

THE VOICE EDWARD NOLDER COPYWRITE 2002

(CHORUS)
WITH A VOICE LIKE AN ANGEL,
SHE FLOATED CROSS THE AIRWAVES.
TUGGED AT MY HEART STRINGS,
TAUGHT ME THE WORD DESIRE.
WARMED BY A FANTASY, NEVER HAVING SEEN HER.
I KNEW IF WE'D STOP A WHILE, SHE'D SET MY HEART ON FIRE.

SHE CAME FROM OLD KENTUCKY,
OR AT LEAST THAT'S WHERE SHE STARTED.
SHE MADE HER OWN WAY IN THE WORLD,
NOW SHE WAS HEADED HOME.
I MET HER ON MY RADIO,
OUT ON THAT LONESOME HIGHWAY.
AND THOUGH THEY PASSED US IN THE NIGHT,
WE WERE ALL ALONE.

(CHORUS)

SHE SEEMED A LITTLE TROUBLED,
LIKE SOMEONE SHE'D LOVED HAD HURT HER.
I KNEW JUST HOW SHE FELT THAT NIGHT,
I'D FELT THAT WAY BEFORE.
WE TALKED OF DREAMS AND GREMLINS,
FAIRY TAILS AND ENDLESS PARTIES.
THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE IN-BETWEEN,
AND STILL WE WANTED MORE.

(CHORUS)

LEAD

(CHORUS)

THEN SUDDENLY I REALIZED,
MY EXIT LAY BEFORE ME.
WE PARTED AS I MADE MY TURN,
AND SAID OUR LAST GOOD-BYES.
WE VOWED THAT WE WOULD MEET AGAIN,
IN A CAFE FULL OF STRANGERS.
OR ON SOME DARK AND LONELY NIGHT,
AT LEAST WE SAID WE'D TRY

(CHORUS)

Lyrics EDWARD NOLDER Music EDWARD NOLDER
Producer SUNDOWN STUDIOS

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