Unthank Road
Unthank Road: A Journey of Love, Loss, and Musical Revelation
Lyrics
I was born in a liar of a town
I was born in a deceitful town
Like Steve Earle passing through
Similar to Steve Earle passing through
Everything I wanted I had to stand up and fight for
Had to fight for everything I wanted
You know what its like to grow up and ya feel that shit ain't you
Growing up and feeling disconnected from oneself
When we fall we fall hard but when we stand we are giants
We face challenges intensely but stand strong like giants
My best friend died in his sleep and sometimes we just run outta luck
Best friend's unexpected death, luck running out
I was on the run from goin' home
Running away from returning home
Found an old guitar in an abandoned room and what I was meant to be woke up
Discovery of purpose through finding an old guitar
Met a girl got distance in her eyes
Encounter with a girl with a distant demeanor
We were learning what we got was not enough
Realization that what they had was insufficient
Buffy St Marie sang The Big Ones Get Away
Buffy St Marie's song "The Big Ones Get Away"
And I didn't know where we were heading but we were generating love
Heading into the unknown with love as a driving force
So we ran away to the city settled in the village
Escape to the city, settling in a village
First time in my life my past was gone
Freedom from the past for the first time
Her belly grew and my pages too
Pregnancy and creative inspiration
And from the Unthank Road is where all these songs come from
Inspiration for songs from Unthank Road
Money didn't come at first we were just like renting life
Initial struggles, life as a temporary lease
Now I got a woman with a belly full of God
Partner with a pregnancy, a divine connection
Get a job son you think you better than us
Societal pressure to conform and get a job
Little one cryin' like the fire of the moon just look at what we got
Despite challenges, appreciating what they have
She wore babies and I a practicing troubadour
The narrator as a troubadour and the partner with children
Not a child's book dared tell you the smell of her kiss
No child's book can capture the essence of their relationship
Made bread and milk and at night I'd take a bow
Simple domestic scenes with bread, milk, and humility
Angela Clements called to say she found me because I can do this
Acknowledgment of a supporter who found the narrator
All roads lead from where your shadow ends
All paths diverge from one's shadow
I'm so in love with what this world has to sing
Profound love for the world's melodies
Everyday I'm in awe of the beautiful people we made
Awe for the beauty in people created together
If I could live my life over I wouldn't change a thing
No regrets; content with life's experiences
The Picturehouse is showing In the Mood for Love
Mention of a movie ("In the Mood for Love") at the Picturehouse
It's already half a life they light lanterns in the sky
Half a lifetime passed, symbolized by lanterns in the sky
My phone rings and I pick up my guitar
Phone call interrupts, picking up the guitar
And from Unthank Road I witness and testify
Witnessing and testifying from Unthank Road
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