Story Behind The Song
Co-writer David Osborne heard the story of a person's quest to discover who their Father really was.
Song Description
A unique theme is the basis for a reflective and cinematic song that tells of a search for one person's attempt to reconcile their Father's murky past with the trials of their own life in the streets of LA in the 1940's.
| Song Length |
4:17 |
Genre |
Country - Americana, Country - Contemporary |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Poignant, Moving |
Subject |
Father, Dysfunctional Family |
| Similar Artists |
Jackson Browne, Flordia Georgia Line |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Heard you used to walk these streets
I thought I might find a trace there
Of your triumphs and your defeats
Of your delights and your despair
It's so many years ago
But I found a strange way back
'Cos I really want to know
What led you down this track
Looked on every street and corner
Slowly drove around and round
Though T was getting warmer
But there's nothing that I found...
To connect me to you
And all the things that I've been through
I guess I'll just wave you away
To Nineteen Forties in LA
Spent all my formative years
As a sad and callow youth
Lots of trouble ...lots of tears
Thought I'd try and find the truth
And I searched the clues I had
Never too much to go on
People told me you were bad
But it remains that I'm your son
And through bizarre circumstance
I found myself transformed to when
You were young and took a chance
So what happened way back then?
To connect me to you
And all the things that I've been through
I guess I'll just wave you away
To 1940's in LA