Ramblin' Man

Note - I didn't find this out until after the song, but apparently the Allman Brothers' Band has a song called "Ramblin' Man." It's apparently pretty famous too...but this song is of no relation.



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Chorus -

Ramblin' Man
Ramblin' Man
I will wonder this earth
For as long as I can

The Lyrics -

Please don't come a lookin'
'Cuz I promise you won't find
Me beneath the covers
Of my worn and weary mind
I've been searchin' high and low
Waste away the time
Spent it all on promises
I just can't leave behind

[chorus]

No man on this earth
Can turn away the tide
For every one that's walked this land
A thousand more have died
If the wind starts callin' you
Don't reach your hands up high
For no matter what you do
You'll never hold the sky

[chorus]

I'm wonderin' on
Catch me if you can.

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The Story -

There's been more than a few times in my life that I've wanted to be someone else. There've been times when I wanted to wander, and not look back. There've been times when I knew, without a doubt, that I could leave everything I've had behind. This song, then, is two things. It's a musical manifestation of that feeling, and in some sense, it's my attempt to exorcise that feeling.

I've been focusing on keeping my songs short (or at least on the short side), interesting, and emotionally packed. I dunno if this means my sound is more "main-stream" or what-have-you, but at the very least, I can say that I'm relatively satisfied with how this song came out. I pushed the song through production, and I think the levels are pretty bad, but that's something I might go back and look at later (i.e. remaster the song).

Recently I've had this really bad habit of coming up with a riff, or the start of a song, or an intro, and not following through on the idea. Part of that has to do with my class schedule, and part of it has to do with a slight lack of motivation on my part. All I can say is this - I'm working on it. Once school lets out for a few days between Summer Sessions, I'll see if I can pump out another song or two (or three, or whatever).

Interesting quote of the moment -

"God made me atheist. Who are you to judge his wisdom?"