Following the Moon
from Ticket to Fly by Mike Lawson & Friends
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Lawson wrote this in 1989 when he was 21, and it was also on the "Underground" cassette release in 1990, in a different arrangement.
While working on the album, Mike was touring in 1992 with a famous TV star who thought he was a country singer. He invited that "musician's" guitar player Stuart Ziff to play the solos on this song.
While working on the album, Mike was touring in 1992 with a famous TV star who thought he was a country singer. He invited that "musician's" guitar player Stuart Ziff to play the solos on this song.
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Here bedroom window is made of stain glass, colored crystal chandelier
Out the backdoor is her garden, she knows that harvest time is near
One more day and I'll be leaving, a change in plans I got to go
I go another home a waiting, where it's waiting I don't know
Well she's got big plans and every one she's got she's got to do
And she don't seem to understand, I've been dreaming, too
She won't be lonely for too long, she says she's soon gonna fill my shoes
And I'll keep riding in the night, following the moon
I hopped a bus down in Austin with my suitcase and my guitar
I don't think this $50 bill's gonna take me very far
I've been writing words on a paper bag by a glaring Greyhound light
The humming of these wheels is so loud it's hard to think of what to write
I've got 18 hours to Nashville, 18 hours to think of you
I can't get you off my mind, no matter what I do
I'm sure that if I close my eyes it will all be over soon
And I'll keep riding in the night, following the moon
Well she's got big plans and every one she's got she's got to do
And she don't seem to understand, I've been dreaming, too
I'm sure that if I close my eyes it will all be over soon
And I'll keep riding in the night, following the moon
Out the backdoor is her garden, she knows that harvest time is near
One more day and I'll be leaving, a change in plans I got to go
I go another home a waiting, where it's waiting I don't know
Well she's got big plans and every one she's got she's got to do
And she don't seem to understand, I've been dreaming, too
She won't be lonely for too long, she says she's soon gonna fill my shoes
And I'll keep riding in the night, following the moon
I hopped a bus down in Austin with my suitcase and my guitar
I don't think this $50 bill's gonna take me very far
I've been writing words on a paper bag by a glaring Greyhound light
The humming of these wheels is so loud it's hard to think of what to write
I've got 18 hours to Nashville, 18 hours to think of you
I can't get you off my mind, no matter what I do
I'm sure that if I close my eyes it will all be over soon
And I'll keep riding in the night, following the moon
Well she's got big plans and every one she's got she's got to do
And she don't seem to understand, I've been dreaming, too
I'm sure that if I close my eyes it will all be over soon
And I'll keep riding in the night, following the moon
credits
from Ticket to Fly,
released May 19, 1998
Mike Lawson - Guitar, Vocals
Fred Bogert - Keyboards, Vocals
Harvey Benschvise - Bass
Happy Levon - Drums
Stuart Ziff - Guitar
Mike Lawson - Guitar, Vocals
Fred Bogert - Keyboards, Vocals
Harvey Benschvise - Bass
Happy Levon - Drums
Stuart Ziff - Guitar
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Mike Lawson & Friends Nashville, Tennessee
Mike Lawson has, over 30 years, recorded and/or performed together with Merl Saunders, Vince Welnick, Vassar Clements, Pete Sears, Gary Talley, John McEuen, Bob Welch, Dennis Robbins, Joe Louis Walker, Jorma Kaukonen, Phil Keaggy, Jack Casady, Scott Guberman, Dianne Davidson, Noah Wall, Tyra Juliette, Bill Vitt, Rob Wasserman, Michael Cleveland, Phil Madeira, and a host of other amazing friends. ... more
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