Story Behind The Song

Parable of a cross-country motorcycle trek from New Jersey to California.

Song Description

Laid back, bluesy, back porch acoustic guitar over bouncy hip hop beat. Whimsical story of the songwriter's physical and spiritual cross-country journey from East to West. Folk rock roots, acoustic & electric instrumentation, intuitive storytelling.

Lyrics

I rode my bike down to the water gap / with nothin' on my back but my guitar strap / When the sun went down I turned around / and calculated how many miles back to town / It was forty-five maybe fifty at most / and twenty-seven hundred to the California coast / so I took a left and headed West all alone / Called my landlord said I won't be home for / Forty nights and forty days / I'm following my restless heart / across these plains to a brighter day / Forty nights and forty days / I don't know where I'm goin' but I know for sure I am on my way / I met a man down in Tennessee / He said I got five minutes but I'll give you three / and it was just enough to tune it up, play my song / Silverspoon Rebel In Search Of A Cause / When I cracked down on the second chord / he looked me in the eye said I'm already bored / So I shook his hand and said goodbye Mr. Bo / Thanks for your time but I gots to go cuz / Forty nights and forty days / I'm following my restless heart / across these plains to a brighter day / Forty nights and forty days / I don't know where I'm goin' but I know for sure I am on my way / Caught an eight pound bass in the Mississippi River / Picked a magnolia down in Baton Rouge / I bought a cowboy hat in Austin / But on the road I lost it / It didn't fit me anyway / I met a girl down in Mexico / She said... / I said I don't know / As long as you don't mind carrying my guitar for / Forty nights and forty days / I'm following my restless heart / across these plains to a brighter day / Forty nights and forty days / I don't know where I'm goin' but I know for sure I am on my way