1592 – Emmylou Harris – Boulder to Birmingham (1975)

 

Escrita por Emmylou Harris e Bill Danoff, foi gravada em 1974 e lançada no segundo disco dela, chamado Pieces of the sky, em 7 de fevereiro de 1975. Fala do momento de luto que ela passava após a morte de seu mentor e estrela do country, Gram Parsons. Foi regravada pelos Hollies, Dolly Parton e Joan Baez, entre outros artistas.

A letra:

I don't want to hear a love song
I got on this airplane just to fly
And I know there's life below me
But all that you can show me is the prairie and the sky

And I don't want to hear a sad story
Full of heartbreak and desire
The last time I felt like this
I was in the wilderness and the canyon was on fire

And I stood on the mountain
In the night and I watched it burn
I watched it burn, I watched it burn

I would rock my soul in the bosom of Abraham
I would hold my life in his saving grace
I would walk all the way from Boulder to Birmingham
If I thought I could see, I could see your face

Well, you really got me this time
And the hardest part is knowing I'll survive
And I come to listen for the sound
Of the trucks as they move down out on 95

And pretend that it's the ocean
Coming down to wash me clean, to wash me clean
Baby, do you know what I mean?

I would rock my soul in the bosom of Abraham
I would hold my life in his saving grace
I would walk all the way from Boulder to Birmingham
If I thought I could see, I could see your face
If I thought I could see, I could see your face

Thank you

A versão de Emmylou Harris:

A versão de Dolly Parton:

A versão de Joan Baez: