The Wabash Cafe

Hey gang, it’s once again been a while since I’ve given you an update. I blame my day job – it keeps me hopping in August (of course, it also pays the bills, so…). Anyway, I’ve written several new songs in the last couple of months, and thanks to my good friend Ed and his lovely wife Autumn I can now share one of them with you. The video you see above was taken during my performance at the Music Heals The Earth festival at Wolvenwold in July. This one is called “First Kiss”. I hope you enjoy it.

First Kiss

I hear a low whistle whine
Across a dusty old track
There’s a long train coming
And it’s bringing you back
I thought of you so often
In the years in between
Remembering you fondly
Like a sweet summer’s dream

And I still remember that first kiss
Like it was yesterday
Then I held you in my arms
Without a word to say
And I don’t want to be the one
Hanging on the past
But I sure wish that our first kiss
Hadn’t been our last

It was good catching up
Over drinks in the park
Rediscovering your beauty
As we walked in the dark
You’re the brightest of lights
In a world full of stars
And I don’t think you realize
Just how lovely you are

And I still remember that first kiss
Like it was yesterday
Then I stood there in the street
I couldn’t walk away
And I don’t want to be the one
Hanging on the past
But I sure wish that our first kiss
Hadn’t been our last

Almost twenty years, burning down the road
So many things have changed
You’re flying high, freer than the wind
I’m strung out on this chain

It was good to see you again
I’m sure we’ll keep in touch
We just can’t wait this long again
I missed you so much
Now it’s back to our lives
Until the next point in time
You reaching for your dreams
And me rethinking mine

And I still remember that first kiss
Like it was yesterday
Then I stood there in the street
Watched you drive away
And I don’t want to be the one
Hanging on the past
But I sure wish that our first kiss
Hadn’t been our last