Story Behind The Song
separation of loved ones
Song Description
traveling west and sad without loved one
| Song Length |
4:12 |
Genre |
Folk - Country, Country - Alternative |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Moving, Composed |
Subject |
Sensation, Breaking Up |
| Similar Artists |
Kenny Rogers, James Taylor |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
I could feel it when I flew through Oklahoma
and you weren't sittin' right beside me
got a case of the panhandle blues
a blowin' Amarillo breeze
New Mexico is nowhere to go
when the weather knows your alone
tried to call you crossin' Arizona
nobody seemed to be home.
(chorus)
What's my memory doin'
where's my runnin' taken me
why am I lookin' back over my shoulder
when there's nothing left to see
When's my heart gonna settle for
facing up to a reality
what's my body doin' in California
when my baby's in Tennessee.
2. I could feel it talkin', moonlight walkin'
alone on the sands of the sea
rock a little in old San Francisco
dancin' with an L.A. dream
Hollywood would look good if it could
but everything is all make believe
all the stars are shining
but my real diamond
I left behind in Tennessee.
(chorus)
What's my memory doin'
where's my runnin' taken me
why am I lookin' back over my shoulder
when there's nothing left to see
When's my heart gonna settle for
facing up to a reality
what's my body doin' in California
when my baby's in Tennessee.
Dennis Coats/ Five String Music/ BMI (208)255-1055