Calic Moon - RISING
Open Road

Words and music by Mark Taylor

Walking an unfamiliar road, standing in an unusual grove of trees, questioning life’s uncertainties, wandering in a mysterious landscape, wondering what lies ahead.

Picked an apple from a tree, gave to the one I love
No one standing there but me, in the middle of the grove
Make the journey by myself, put my heart above my head
Put my heart up on a shelf, dust it off before I’m dead

I hit the open road, won’t look back on the past, I hit the open road
I’m no better than the rest, I’m no better than the rest

Bide my time before I go, never was the loving kind
Rode a horse upon the snow, as we drift in to the pines
Wander down an empty path, no one else to see me there
The sun is breaking through the trees, the sound of crows are everywhere

I hit the open road, won’t look back on the past, I hit the open road
I’m no better than the rest, I’m no better than the rest

I know I’m not a perfect man, I’ve got faults in every way
Been forgiven once again, not too late for us to pray
Feel it coming to an end, it’s alright my mama said
Not one dollar we can spend, on our souls before we’re dead

I hit the open road, won’t look back on the past, I hit the open road
I’m no better than the rest, I’m no better than the rest, I’m no better than the rest

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