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On The Old Railroad (2007)
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Life sometimes seems to pass by and then, suddenly, you find yourself riding that train that you watched go by for so many years.
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I am a solo singer/songwriter. My music is mostly soft although my songs could easily be performed in mostly any style.
For me, it's all about the song. That mysteriously magical thing that happens when a lyric is married to a melody. The writing process is invigorating and exciting while simultaneously being exasperating and difficult. It is that moment when music is being composed and a lyric is being written when I am truly the "artist at his easel." The creative process continues when the song is brought into the studio to be recorded because, as in writing, the production and arrangement processes also have their own sets of challenges. Those challenges are always dictated by the song itself and the task at hand at that moment is to be true to the song and carefully craft a recording that reflects what the song is about. Part three, for me, is to then take that song and perform it. It is the purest form of displaying this work of art called a song and is the only place where the magic of the creation is reflected back to me from a room full of interested listeners. And at that moment it is only as magical as the audience makes me believe it is. My CDs are all available on CDBaby.com.
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Genre
Pop Indie Pop
Author
Larry Whitler
Rights
1991 and 2007 Larry Whitler
Uploaded
August 31, 2007
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MP3 3.3 MB 256 kbps 3:37
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The railroad station still looks the same The wind that rushes past so many trains Still remains And here I stand in the darkest night Looking for that locomotive light In a gentle rain I, for the first time in my life Will be riding that train That I watched go by So many years ago This time from the inside On a train On the old railroad I couldn't know that long ago Though some trains fly My train was slow But now her whistle blows At this depot I have friends To those who left, I understand All aboard who goes I, for the first time in my life Will be riding that train That I watched go by So many years ago This time from the inside On a train On the old railroad
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