I once said to someone that my life had been a trail of goodbyes - and immediately followed with, 'There's definitely a song in that!' Like many of my songs, it takes its inspiration from my rather nomadic lifestyle...
lyrics
Trail of Goodbyes
This life’s been a trail of goodbyes,
Born on the road, always lived on the fly,
Ain’t one to stay round too long,
Sooner or later, it’s time to move on.
I’ve travelled the east coast, I’ve lived way out west,
High in the mountains my soul found some rest,
I’ve sprawled in a mansion, scraped by in a shack,
Two years in a trailer I’ll never get back.
This life’s been a trail of goodbyes,
Born on the road, always lived on the fly,
Ain’t one to stay round too long,
Sooner or later, it’s time to move on.
Don’t think I can stay here with you,
Your four-bedroom prison would just never do,
Don’t think that I’ll change in good time,
Let go of that dream and I’ll keep livin’ mine.
Nine-to-fived in the city, relaxed on the coast,
Moved far from all people crushed in way too close,
Explored distant places, six months had no home,
Shared rooms with strangers, struck out on my own.
This life’s been a trail of goodbyes,
Born on the road, always lived on the fly,
Ain’t one to stay round too long,
Sooner or later, it’s time to move on,
Yeah, sooner or later, it’s time to move on.
credits
from Free Spirited Like Me,
released August 30, 2023
Written and performed by Mandy Woods. Bass guitar by Marty Ratcliffe.
The transatlantic flavour of Mandy Woods’ songs reflects a decade spent in Austin, Texas. Now based in Somerset, she plays
guitar and country blues harmonica and performs at venues around the UK. Mandy also writes songs about dachshunds, as WagsLyrical....more
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