Story Behind The Song
This was sent as a letter to a lady in Florida.
Song Description
I sent this as a letter during the Christmas season of 1990 to a lady in Orlando, Florida. I added the chorus in 2000, with the help from a mentoring session with Alan O'Day (Undercover Angel.)
| Song Length |
4:00 |
Genre |
Country - Americana, Country - Boogie |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Jovial, Pleasant |
Subject |
Zip Code, Long |
| Similar Artists |
Dwight Yoakum, George Strait |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
VERSE 1
Dear Corinne,
I just wrote to ask you "how've you been?"
It was so nice to hear from you again
And to share with you the thoughts I've kept within
I've been well
Although the the past couple of months put me through hell
It took some time for my life to gel
And to gather up the tales I have to tell
I came home
I wandering man has got to roam
That's how I gather images for the poem
And it's such a giant world for me to comb
CHORUS
In the extreme
Things aren't always what they seem
I swim upstream
But still a man like me has got to dream
VERSE 2
I was late
You're now dwelling in the sunshine state
Until you return I must hypothecate
Just why you crossed the continental plate
How's that town?
Are the anthropomorphic animals getting down?
It's nice the tourists never see them frown
But the mouse only pays you when you frown
Break a leg
Write back soon and save me from this drug
You're the only one who never made me beg
See you later, call me up, love, Greg
REPEAT CHORUS
TAG
Folks like us, we've got to have our dream