Story Behind The Song
This didn?t even start out to be a song. Me and Jim were working out an acoustic duo set, and I kept getting off topic. I asked Jim to play ?Rumble? by Link Wray. He started chording through it on his Taylor, and a few minutes later it began to mutate int
Song Description
A sad, sad man.
| Song Length |
3:24 |
Genre |
Blues - Country, Country - Rock |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Cheerless, Poignant |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Way Up Lonesome
Billy Eli, Jim Hemphill copyright 2006
Well I?ve been way high and lonesome
I felt just like I could die
Sitting here on this park bench
Hoping you?d come walking by
Now I can?t hardly remember
What I felt like before
?Cause since the first time I saw you
I?d do anything for one look more
And I?ve been way high and lonesome
I?ve been low down and lonesome
All empty inside
Standing here with my thumb out
Hoping you?d give me a ride
You go right by without stopping
Never saying a word
And I?m left here thinking
That nothing?s the loudest
Thing that I?ve ever heard
I?ve been low down and lonesome