Folk Rock - a story set in wild west
Western Country Folk Songs with a bit of rock in there somewhere
I'm a New Yorker and I've been a fan of western / folk-rock / rock music all my life. I write all the music and lyrics and play all the instruments. Usually I get friends to do the singing for me. It's oddball material. All recordings are done at home using Cakewalk Sonar.
Story behind the song
A young man sets out on horseback to meet his bride to be. He heads west to the new frontiere- carrying his father Kentucky Long Rifle. He is going to need this.
Lyrics
To the west with his dream, to his bride-to-be, Youngman Connor rode.
Meant to marry, Sarah Carey.
And he rode straight and true, to the Cumberland, for love it drove him on
Momma’s scripture, portrait of his sister, Daddy’s rifle- his Kentucky Long.
No law, no justice on the wilderness side – came gunman plundering
Poor Sarah watched and wept as her daddy died, the pistol thundering.
Almost there, with a prayer as the sun set, and the rain began to fall
Darlin’ Sarah, so much I long to share, count the blessings in this new frontier
Nowhere to hide, door open wideand she ran – one witness to her fate.
Out in the darkness, in the cold and the rain . . .stood Youngman at the gate.
It all came down to single round, Youngman trembled, the rifle in his hands
Lord please find me, don’t let this darkness blind me, pray deliver, in my time of need.
Guide me through, let my shot ring true, as it’s written, an eye for an eye
Chain lighting lit the sky, a glorious site, and Youngman found his man
Long Rifle roared with vengeance into the night and then to Sarah he ran…he ran
To the west, with his dream to his bride-to-be, Youngman Connor rode
There he married Sarah Carey .
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