I thought he was gone and forgotten,
Stepped into a tunnel underground.
Burned so brightly for just a few short years,
then nothing, not a sound.
Suddenly a voice on the telephone
came fading and crackling down the wire
Saying I've seen him, I'm sure it was him,
he’s not looking to retire.
And he breathes and sees another day
with the southern gentlemen
A band of outlaws in suburban disguise
saying they’re riding again….riding again.
It's 17 years since I heard your voice
and you still talk in that familiar drawl.
You’re looking older, but hell so am I,
it makes no difference to all.
credits
from Strum,
released August 20, 1996
Words and Music by Ken Stephenson
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