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Backroads

from Backroads by Johnsmith

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Wrote this one after a long winter dose of cabin fever. Jumped in the VW camper, spent a few days driving the Backroads of MN, IA, & WI. Backroads could be my middle name.

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Backroads
Written by Johnsmith

Sometimes I get an itch to go off wanderin’
I keep scratching but it never lets me be
It doesn’t have to be some far-off distant island
Any old backroad is fine by me

Chorus :
I still feel the urge to follow
I still hear that ancient call to roam
When I’m done, I’ll circle back around
And let some backroad lead me home

It doesn’t take that much to make me happy
A new song on the wind calling my name
The scent of truth and I can’t help but follow
I chase it down through the hills in the pouring rain

Chorus repeat

Bridge :
Sometimes I think I just like to go off
So I can find my way back home again
And see my porch light burning brightly
A lighthouse reaching out to some old friend
Sayin’ Come on in, tell me where’ve ya been

So if you see me out there on some county backroad
Or having breakfast at some Driftless town café
It’s only me drinking in the landscape
I fill my cup, then I’ll be on my way

Chorus repeat

credits

from Backroads, released January 3, 2022
Johnsmith guitar/vocals, Darrell Scott pedal steel, Dan Sebranek guitar harmonies, Larry Dalton upright Bass, Rich MacDonald drum, Elisi Smith-Waller

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Johnsmith Trempealeau, Wisconsin

Kerrville TX fest New Folk winner. Teaches songwriting, leads music groups to Ireland, raft trips to Idaho, was featured on NPR's ‘New Dimensions’.
“Johnsmith’s songs make me laugh, cry, dance, or just sing along. He is one of the most consistent writers of quality songs that I’ve ever met.” Lydia Hutchinson, Editor, Performing Songwriter Magazine
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