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Week 45 - Traces Of You (11​-​11​-​17)

from Song A Week, Volume 2 by James Tristan Redding

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It’s been a hard day out on the road
Hubcaps and asphalt and talk radio
But life on the freeway is all that I know
And hard work is good for the soul I suppose

We grow where we’re planted well that’s what they say
Good times and bad times day after day
The years just keep passing and my hair’s turning gray
So what keeps me going well it sure ain’t the pay

It’s the traces of you like the ring that I wear
A sign on the dash with the Saint Francis prayer
The paperback book on the passenger seat
I borrowed last year and keep meaning to read

A blue flannel shirt that I meant to give back
But it sure keeps me warm when the night fades to black
Well it’s cold and it’s lonely if you want the truth
So it must be worth knowing that what keeps me going
Are these traces of you

Do you still remember first night we met?
A soft rain was falling I’ll never forget
My shirt smelled like diesel we were both soaking wet
Then a song started playin’ on a worn out cassette

My heart started racing when you asked me to dance
After I gave up chasing any sign of romance
Then you gave me a look that said just take a chance
On someone who listens and might understand

It’s the traces of you like the ring that I wear
A sign on the dash with the Saint Francis prayer
The paperback book on the passenger seat
I borrowed last year and keep meaning to read

A blue flannel shirt that I meant to give back
But it sure keeps me warm when the night fades to black
Well it’s cold and it’s lonely if you want the truth
So it must be worth knowing that what keeps me going
Are these traces of you

Now I may not have many more years at the wheel
Every journey must come to an end
When the tires stop spinning I know just how I’ll feel
As I’m tracing my tracks home again

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from Song A Week, Volume 2, released February 12, 2018
Words and music copyright 2017 by James Tristan Redding. Registered with BMI. All rights reserved.

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James Tristan Redding Nashville, Tennessee

British-American songwriter, singer, audiobook narrator, studio player, Godin Guitars official artist.

Founded global collective www.SongAWeek.org, performance art experience The Under Over: tinyurl.com/uoxuo (song circle underneath a highway) and writing retreat www.TheNashville24.com (annual challenge: write 24 songs in 24 hours).

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