Crosslegged in yellow sunshine glow, ear pressed to the speaker
His laser love affair with Monique and Veronica
QSO and QSL - quiet and rarely clear
Did they get the postcard - he knows he'll have to wait to hear
Chorus
Do I know him? Seems quite familiar
I don't know we might have met
I'll take another look and then I'll tell you
Sometimes it's easy to forget
New into work and new in town, one rented room to another
Refining his ineptitude, in trying to find a lover
All he has is all he needs - puts the parts together
Doesn't feel the winds of change; won't be like this forever
Chorus
13 Step by step through a life
23 Just footprints left behind
33 Washed away, or beaten path
43 He pays no mind. He pays no mind
Wife and kids at home as he's consumed by work successes
Commutes the rollercoaster ride - the capital's excesses
Such reward and rush but is it the best it could ever be?
How long can he ride this wave - he'll have to wait to see
Chorus
He sits and tries to write a song - he's struggling to think
Introspection isn't fun - he pours another drink
So hard to make out more than shapes in the dim light of the past
So he'll stick to the here and now and try to make it last
The new album from Brooklyn band Guiding Light features atmospheric covers of Leonard Cohen & Nirvana alongside stirring originals. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 25, 2020