A song I wrote in 2000 for one of my parent's anniversaries. Mostly for my Mom to let her know that even though we were poor, life was not that hard.
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Story behind the song
My two sisters (Jill and Debbie) and I rented a mountain house in Beech Mtn. NC. The highest elevation home in NC, for our parent's anniversary. I decided to write a song that us kids could all sing in, record it and give it to them. About life growing up in the woods of Upstate NY. Here it is.
Lyrics
Sapbush Road July 2000 Beech Mtn. NC production
J. Michael Tracy midtempo
Grew up in the woods, it was peaceful there
The sap of a bush, the swamp of a bear (Me)
We didn’t have money but we didn’t care
The world seemed far away
The air was so clean, the snow so white
We’d ride the tractor in the woods at night (Wendy)
We could see real good cause the moon was so bright
The games us kids would play
The time is gone, never standing still 1st chorus
That was still our home and it always will be the (Me, Wendy)
Place—where life was good and the air was free (Harmony-Me)
We all go our ways—and it marches on
Complicates our lives but we carry on
We never know till we’re made to see
That our lives depend upon you and me
You and me
Choppin the wood—mowin the lawn
Stuck in the snow—a swim in the pond (Mike)
Just watchin a doe—a leadin her fawn
Playin baseball in the yard
Singin along on the patio
Dad’s burnin corn-look at Debbie go (Jill)
The chickens and duck are puttin on a show
Life was not that hard
(chorus)
Inst. ½ verse 2nd chorus
(1/2 verse) (Debbie, Mike)
Day after day—night after night Harmony Johnny
Tryin like hell just to get it right
Workin our jobs—fightin the fight (Debbie)
So that we can go home again
(chorus)1 & ½ times
3rd chorus
(Me, Jill)
JTracy3358@aol.com 8/98 (Harmony-Me)
