Shawn Colvin - Shotgun Down The Avalanche (with Alison Krauss)

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LYRICS :

I'm riding shotgun down the avalanche
Tumbling and falling down the avalanche

So be quiet tonight the stars
shine bright
On this mountain of new fallen snow
But I will raise up my voice into
the void
You have left me nowhere to go

I love you so much and it's so bizarre
A mystery that goes on and on and on
This is the best thing and the very
most hard
And we don't get along

After countless appeals we keep
spinning our wheels
On this mountain of new fallen snow
So I let go the catch and we are
over the edge
You have left me nowhere to go

I'm riding shotgun down the avalanche

Sometimes you make me lose my will
to live
And just become a beacon for your soul
But the past is stronger than my will
to forgive
Forgive you or myself, I don't know

I'm riding shotgun down the avalanche
Tumbling and falling down the avalanche

So be quiet tonight be sure to
step lightly
On this mountain of new fallen snow
But I will raise up my voice into
the void
You have left me nowhere to go

I'm riding shotgun down the avalanche

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Shawn
• Colvin
• Alison
• Krauss
• Shotgun
• Avalanche

[kinsmed]

No ads AND you included selectable captions.

Wish every uploader was like you. Thank you.

[Shadowboro2]

@kinsmed Thanks! There are no ads because I uploaded this clip with the sole intention of sharing it not to make any money from it (thus no ads). As for including selectable captions, I thought it might make it easier for people to enjoy the lyrics and the video at the same time, rather than having them in the details section. I agree that it's a welcomed option to have them presented this way, but I have the advantage of not being a prolific uploader and thus can afford the time to create them.

[Shadowboro2]

@Shadowboro2 You have to use editing software to manually sync each verse with the proper frame & export them to a file which you then have to upload to YT. While it's not rocket science it does require you to invest extra time. By contrast, simply uploading the video and then copy pasting the lyrics in the video description section is a lot less time consuming. So I can see why people who upload 5+ videos each day may not be too keen on creating captions for each and every one of those videos.

[babydolphine]

oh my god, this is so wonderful and , i don't know what to say, i just love this, i have this song and all her songs on cd, but never saw the video, wonderful!! thanks to who i can see this!!

xxx

[markdatacomp]

Wow....that was beautiful. Thanks for posting.

[wong2b]

Who in their right mind would "dislike" this? Dopes.

[southernrockdrummer]

This song is very dark but but is so wonderfully crafted, it is simply beautiful.

[vazmo14850]

it was sunrise on the kuskokwim river in alaska when i first heard this song...the images will stay with me forever

[terrybeaton]

It can't be easy to sing harmony with Shawn. She has such a loose sense of phrasing. Alison does a wonderful job on the fiddle. These two are among the very best vocalists around. I'd include Gillian Welch and Patty Griffin in there.

[Cabofishstory]

I am very mad.....I didn't get the email.

Why did they do this without me.

Two of my all time favorites.....together.

And I missed it.

Thank goodness for youtube.

[shygui]

One of my all time favorite modern songs!! Don't know much about Ms. Colvin, Grammy winner I believe in '98- Sunny Came home....but I LOVE YOUR SPIRIT, SONG and Sound! This was released in the early 90's on a 'Sampler' CD along songs from Toad and Wet Sprocket, and other chillin bands....Shawn had me playing this song over and over and over..the avalanche. Thanks for posting and Thanks Shawn!