7/27/05

Little River Grill
Canton, GA

Hotter than hell tonight. They had it outside for the first time (it's been crappy weather since they started it here), and wouldn't ya know, it was just gross.
Just me and Kristen again. Mike showed up as K was finishing her 2nd set, and I'd already decided to go. Actually, some kids got up and sang "Happy Birthday" to their grandfather. Cool!

The setlist:
Pancho & Lefty
Too Fast For You
The One--blew the dust off this one to see how it stood the test of time. I was a wide-eyed, precocious Lit major at GSU when I wrote this one. Am now doing it w/out the middle part. Need a band to play it for that long.
Wasn't Really--the 1st performance! Just finished this one last week. Rehearsed it w/Adam yesterday. Gonna be a good one.
Something In The Way She Moves--went w/no lyric sheet tonight. Flawless until I realized it, then clammed a beat.
Third Week In The Chelsea--was going to do "Henry", but the folks w/the kids were there, and I decided that a song about a pot smuggler just wouldn't have been right.

Wasn’t Really (A.P. Lester)

Looking back on Vicksburg
Mississippi, say goodbye
Oxford’s just a dream I had
Everybody wants to fly

Somewhere on a windy highway
You blow through my mind
Nowhere is a long, long way
I know we’re right on time

Old as the river
A steady rolling scene
Wasn’t really nothing
Wasn’t just a dream

All along this dark path
Signal fires to lead me home
Among the raving thousand
One man, but not alone

Your kiss is strong and certain
I live for just one more
Your hands are made of music
A song, waiting to be born

What now, inspiration?
Hazy as it seems
Wasn’t really nothing
Wasn’t just a dream

The road goes on forever. Excelsior!