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A Prairie Wind/Big Sky Town
Originally indexed as two separate tracks, this is how they are intended.
Inspired by two lanes, a South Dakota sunset, and lots of room to think. Guitar intro for fun!
AM - vocals, guitar
Ralph Gordon - upright bass
Frank Gotwals - dobro
Tom Prasada-Rao - harmony vocals
Lisa Taylor - drums, harmony vocals
Words & music ("Big Sky Town") by A. McKnight, 1996© Catalooch Music, BMI
Verse 1
A prairie wind, rolling thunderheads,
80 miles of horizon straight from some damn book I read,
Dakota fields, blend to Montana skies,
and this ribbon of asphalt stretching endless before my eyes
Chorus
Making no exception to the rule that I have followed here
nothing but the sun to guide my way there
hope I find some gold behind, this rainbow that I’m chasing down,
it’s where I’m bound, it’s where I’m bound, it’s where I’m bound, to this big sky town
Verse 2
I’m hearing laughter, from ghosts of horse thieves and golddiggers
ringing in my ears, echoed 150 years
I’m moving forward, pushed or pulled well I don’t know
am I soaring like the hawk, or steady like the crow
Chorus
Break
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