Collaboration -Enough To Be On Your Way - James Taylor Cover

This very sad song is a favourite of mine and I have worked up a cover collaboration with my good friend Ron. (rhopen) He has yet again worked his magic to produce this superb track. James Taylor himself explained the meaning behind the song;

"My brother Alex died in '93 on my birthday. We all went down to Florida to say goodbye. The day after we flew home (the day after his cremation) a giant mother hurricane followed us north through the Carolina's; trashing everything in its path and finally raining record rains on Martha's Vineyard (home).
In Paris, a year later I changed his character to a hippie chick named Alice and the location to Santa Fe; but my soulful older brother is still all over this song like a cheap suit." - James Taylor

Lyrics:

The sun shines on this funeral
The same as on a birth
The way it shines on everything
That happens here on Earth
It rolls across the western sky
And back into the sea
And spends the days last rays
Upon this fucked-up family
So long old pal

The last time I saw Alice
She was leaving Santa Fe
With a bunch of round-eyed Buddhists
In a killer Chevrolet
Said they turned her out of Texas
Yeah she burned 'em down back home
Now she's wild with expectation
On the edge of the unknown

CHORUS:
Oh it's enough to be on your way
It's enough just to cover ground
It's enough to be moving on
Home, build it behind your eyes
Carry it in your heart
Safe among your own

They brought her back on a Friday night
Same day I was born
We sent her up the smoke stack
And back into the storm
She blew up over the San Juan mountains
And spent herself at last
The threat of heavy weather
That was what she knew the best

CHORUS

It woke me up on a Sunday
An hour before the sun
It had me watching the headlights
Out on highway 591
'Til I stepped into my trousers
'Til I pulled my big boots on
I walked out on the Mesa
And I stumbled on this song

CHORUS

Category:

Music

Tags:

• james
• taylor
• cover
• enough
• to
• be
• on
• your
• way

[stewze]

Ahhh, wonderful. I love it, you and Ron work so well together, I know I'm always in for a treat when you two collaborate. Those harmonies were amazing, and work so well with your voice.

Awesome. :)

[duckscli]

Thanks a lot ; )

[roxysmusix]

beautiful song

beautiful performance

[duckscli]

Thank you

[Mate12345]

You have a very very nice voice!!! subbed you :)

[duckscli]

Thanks for the sub ;)

[godaddict]

JT actually wrote this about his brother "Alex". Originally it was, " The last time I saw Alex"... just FYI....Blessings and GOOD JOB!

[debrafrankel]

Beautiful! One of my favorite James Taylor songs and loved hearing you do it. - Debra

[Ottawarocket]

One of the saddest of James songs ..I love the way you and Ron have treated this cover ..Just super *****

Rocket

[amccann7]

what a beautiful song. James Taylor is a brilliant songwriter. Excellent collaboration!!! You did the song justice!

[OldJumpstartGuy]

Great song! Pleasure to listen to. *****

Mike

[TERUKO5]

Very nice, guys. And the vocals are wonderful! 5*****

[2xVitamR]

It is wonderful, it sounds perfectly. Duncan and Ron, you are great musicians.

All the best

Michael

[misspopanoche]

Can't remember hearing this one before.. Beautifully sad story behind it.

Performance is just wonderful..the both of you.

~Sonya