Another original recording - Lonely Mile Man

matthewmoran		4 Mar 2009 06:48 \| Quote
Joined: 27 Feb 2009 United States Karma: 1	This was the first song I added any MIDI instrumentation to. I scored bass and drums via MIDI - revisiting drums this coming weekend. It started as just acoustic over a click for timing. I went back and recorded backing vocals, added two basic lead tracks (just did a short segment of one octave off on the second guitar solo). Then I added bass and drums. I added the electric rhythm guitar starting verse #2 as a sort of after-thought. When I play it live/solo, it is more of a Johnny Cash stylized number but I've played it with a band a couple of times and you can really rock out on it a bit.. http://www.matthewmoranonline.com/music/lyrics/lonelymileman/ Lonely Mile Man Copyright © Matthew Moran 2008 (Sea Gypsy Music) Chorus An empty stretch of blacktop’s worn down many traveler’s soul Leads them to the border but always one more hill to go And like a modern day messiah, I lead them through this land But never to the water, I’m the Lonely Mile Man Lonely Mile Man Verse It’s a lonely highway that a few of us must share If you’ve been broken-hearted, you can join us there Faces shielded from a desert wind Thumb stuck out we try again Hoping for that sweet and dangerous ride… on an (chorus) Verse Side by Side and Face to Face, we face the night alone Drink by drink and tear by tear we shuffle and we roam We all get here in our own way But every story is just the same Just past the love and through the pain… on an (chorus) Bridge Their hearts are tangled, torn, and tossed But their souls are resolute Some on the losin’ side of faithlessness Some who’ve tasted that forbidden fruit..yeah (chorus)