2019 remix!
Robert Buck Wilburn - dobro, acoustic guitar
David Partridge – vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboards, percussion
Howard Rabkin – bass
Produced by David Partridge for Blue Window Media Inc.
Words and Music by David Partridge
FARAWAY
Halfhearted, half way there,
I’m half awake, half saneAnd all the baggage that I bear
Is not in the belly of this plane.I have scars from ancient angry nights,
New bruises from the streetAnd memories of the strength to fight
The winter wind and summer heat.
CHORUS:
I’ve been soul singed and dream drained,Wished out and winded a gain.I’m in need of the part that pumps hope to the heartLike the face of my faraway friend.
The same pale lights and distant homes
From this same window seatThe same relentless hiss and drone,
The same faint odour of defeat.As a child I dreamed of speed & space
With longing you could see.Now the longing has a darker face;
The earth comes flying up at me.REPEAT CHORUS
BRIDGE:
Taste adventure North and South,
Slightly sour in your mouth. Every ticket bears your name,
Every airport feels the same. Has the distance left its mark?
The running lights, the punctured dark,
The dark…
REPEAT CHORUS
