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The Music Highway

from A World Without by Stephen Simmons

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THE MUSIC HIGHWAY


Well I hitched a ride to Memphis with a ragtag band
They were chasin' Rock N' Roll and women in a van
I was chasin the blues with the strongest whiskey I could get
And chasin the truth and a tune in my head

I've been riding these roads and slinging these songs
Yeah from town to town I keep moving along
But every now and then a little something I find
That can make a town a little hard to leave behind

Ooh ooh ooh ooh / ooh ooh ooh

Well I tried my luck at love in Memphis before
Mississippi'd flow backwards fore I’d try it once more
But somewhere on her heart there was one weak spot
An you could pick it just right on an ole flattop

I dreamed a smokey kiss outside a’ Neil's Bar
With her ass pressed up against some dirty, white car
Me pressed up against her soft, white skin
Like the soft, wet beads on a glass a’ gin

Ooh ooh ooh ooh / ooh ooh ooh

Well I lied and said soon I'd be back in town
I didn't know that then, but I know that now
You trust the art and not the artist I guess
Cause who he is in a song is his idealized self

You feel the whole city sing along
When you tap the right vein in a hard blues song
They warn the outta towners it's hard to draw
Yeah they wonder why we ever come down here at all

Ooh ooh ooh ooh / ooh ooh ooh ooh / ooh ooh ooh

Well they call this stretch of 40 the Music Highway
But I can't seem to make it sing today

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from A World Without, released August 19, 2016
Words and Music by Stephen Simmons

Stephen Simmons: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Molly Jewell: Piano, Harmony Vocals
Dave Coleman: Electric Guitar
Eric Fritsch: Electric Guitar
Tim Blankenship: Drums
Duane Blevins: Bass Guitar

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Stephen Simmons Nashville, Tennessee

Stephen Simmons was raised in the small town of Woodbury, Tennessee. As a songwriter and Ten years as a Road Dog, Stephen’s vision has grown to entail more than just reflections of rural America. Stephen’s records (which were compared to everyone from Johnny Cash to Ryan Adams) combine virtuosic songcraft and musicianship with unparalleled artistic honesty. ... more

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