The Night Country
for february 2010, fireball wrote a bunch of words and sent them out to farflung folks to put them to music. seventeen songs came back from that venture. fireball added a little bit to many of the songs, with mixed results. here is information about the songs.
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down off the mountain
words by fireball
Down off the mountain on a warm april night
Over the forks where the meltwaters flow
Long day gone by and a light up the way
Home again home again, evening stars shine
music and performance by kim beggs
whitehorse, yukon territory
whistling and backing vocals added by fireball
Rounding the bend by Loppermann
The bridge on the gullyway rolls into sight
town comes in view as a faraway light
Comes in view rounding the bend
Past fences from grand daddy's farm
the miles fly by fast and the moments pass slow
And on the horizon the familiar glow
Shines like my oldest friend
trees on the outskirts of town
Schoolhouse and churchyard painted in grey
Stores down on Front street fade with the day
Watch as the angels descend
All the wishes waiting to be
The way that the day passes this old life of mine
Warmth of the bed and a bottle of wine
Another day comes to an end