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Road Song

I met her drowning in the desert runnin’ from a damaged dream
She was gone before the war broke out left at seventeen
She found out seein’ aint believin’ and luck is different than fate
On the road to find herself she found something else that day
Hidin’ in her heart was a hunger she couldn’t tame
She said todays a trip worth takin’ we were on our way


She started talkin’ bout The Rockies a long way from Colorado
I was reading tattoos on her body she caught me reading slow
She brushed her back off her shoulders and said, “here’s one you’ll like”
I read “chaos is a friend of mine” she knew she was my type
I was chillin’ in the shadows she was smokin’ in the shade
She knew she already won the battle she was ready to celebrate

She said let’s sing a road song
One we’ll sing til the break of dawn
She said let’s sing a road song
We were singin’ all night long

We toasted our loves and losses she said their loss our gain
She asked if the love of a lifetime could last a single day
I’ve been been both hopeful and helpless and at that moment I was both
I couldn’t decide which of my expectations was gonna hurt the most
She felt the lines on my face said I can tell you like to smile
Then she gave me a sign I could see for a thousand miles

She said let’s sing a road song
One we’ll sing til the break of dawn
She said let’s sing a road song
We were singin’ all night long

The morning light burned through the window and I could see she was gone
I found a note inside my pocket said “next time don’t wait so long”
Sometimes the highway and horizon begin to blend
And I don’t recall all the faces and names but I remember when

She said let’s sing a road song
One we’ll sing til the break of dawn
She said let’s sing a road song
We were singin’ all night long

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from Smoke & The Earthtones, released February 12, 2021

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bill rotella Los Angeles, California

Singer-songwriter Bill Rotella has released albums as a soloist and with his previous bands: Amber & Smoke, Dakota, and Baywood. His new release, "Smoke & The Earthtones" was recorded during Covid quarantine with some of L.A's finest session players. Bill regularly performs around California as a soloist and with The Earthtones. For more info visit Bill's website www.billrotellamusic.com ... more

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