Story Behind The Song
Ann-Marita was a foreign exchange student in a small town in Iowa as a teenager. This is her ode to Iowa; loosely based on reality!!
| Song Length |
4:09 |
Genre |
Country - Contemporary, Country - Rock |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Peaceful |
Subject |
Change, State |
| Similar Artists |
Trisha Yearwood, The Kinleys |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Under The Iowa Sky
1. There's a gentle breeze, across the golden fields
On this late summer?s day
And the old boys are playing cards
Down at Hazel?s Café
Pre-chorus:
I walk past a row of white picket fences
This moment in time fillin? my senses
Oh, oh oh oh, like it was yesterday
Chorus:
Oh oh oh, time?s been slippin? by away from me
From school pep rallies and pecan pie
To pop star wannabe
But I can still hear, when I close my eyes
That soothing cricket lullaby
Under the Iowa sky
2. Starstruck at sixteen, had to get away
From that Midwestern town
So I placed my bets, and packed my bags
Sure got myself around
My heart?s been broken, blow by blow
I?ve prayed without faith, and paid without dough
Oh, each time seemed like I was homeward bound
Chorus:
Oh oh oh, time?s been slippin? by away from me
From school pep rallies and pecan pie
To pop star wannabe
But I can still hear, when I close my eyes
That soothing cricket lullaby
Under the Iowa sky
Bridge:
Some memories will give you sleepless nights
Then others keep you strong and let you put up a good fight
Chorus 2:
Oh oh oh, time, time?s been slippin? away from me
I?m a country girl whose city life is right now what she needs
Though I can still hear, when I close my eyes
Yeah, I can still hear, when I close my eyes
I can still hear, when I close my eyes
That soothing cricket lullaby
Under the Iowa sky
Under the Iowa sky
Under the Iowa sky
Under the Iowa sky
Copyright 2004 Ann-Marita Garsed. All rights reserved.