been knocking this tune around since the folk major and finally wrote the words... scrapped the original arrangement and decided to perform a live version at my piano.
tried to write something kind of Oberstian in character, both with the lyrics and the music. ain't but few people in this world what can spin a better yarn than Conor Oberst. i haven't put very many points in "singer/songwriter" over the years, so this was my first time really writing lyrics, but luckily i've heard quite a few songs in my day, so i think it turned out alright!
lyrix:
I don't know what happened,
I was suddenly alone
With a phantom limb
The palest shade of blue
When you said, "I love you"
On the Appalachian Trail
It changed me, yes it changed me
Knowing it was true
I know,
It's no use to me
To look back and see
The streetlights in the summer
I have to keep moving on,
so I guess...
If we're together,
You will never be at home
With your eyes wide shut,
The golden shade of you
And I know,
Nothing I do will help
I have to keep moving
Down the path I've chosen
I've got better things to do,
So I guess...
