Story Behind The Song
Except for the vocal verses with their minimalist chordal structure the second part of this song consists of an instrumental section with the interplay between the guitar and bodhran taking place over a modal structure.
Song Description
A song about the nocturnal world of endless one night stints that makes up the life of a musician with acoustic guitar and bodhran providing the accompaniment to the vocal.
| Song Length |
3:02 |
Genre |
World - Celtic, Folk - Contemporary |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Restless, Stressed |
Subject |
Musician, Determination |
| Similar Artists |
Neil Young, James Taylor |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
I wear my fingers to the bone
In these places where I go
And it gets late when I get home
A crazy way to try to come
To far back where it all begun
To even think to turn around
At midnight when it all begins
you walk the line you know it's thin
But to miss the starry night would be a sin
And when at last the night is through
I'm on the road the sky is blue
To pass the time I think of you