The Open Road - Original Song

This is a personal song inspired by my relationship with my father and the love of travel, camping, the outdoors and rural life that we both shared. It reflects on the choices one makes in one's life and the necessity to sacrifice some freedoms along the way in order to achieve balance and harmony in one's life. My father died of heart attack in 2002 while hiking in the Arches in Utah and while I'm not religious by nature, I do like to imagine his spirit free and roaming the wild and open places of this world and perhaps others. Miss you Dad!

*** The Open Road ***

The sky is wide and the stars are bright
I'm here with you in the firelight
The sand is warm and the embers glow
The milky way is the home I know.

I feel the wind rushing through my hair,
Smell the rain drifting through the air.
A wandering life is all I know.
You cannot tame what you cannot hold...

A longing for the open road.

Calling me onward to follow along,
The bend of a song at the sunrise,
Chasing the rays and losing my way at the break of the day.
As the crow flies, riding the wind,
I'm here nor there, on a wing and a prayer.
Lift your eyes to the open road.

Gazing out a dusty lane,
The stars and sky obscured by panes.
Freedom torn like the kitchen door,
There is time for the road no more.

Still we can run with the wind and rain
Down the corridors of summer grain
I know you miss the unbounded sea
But I'm glad you chose a life with me
Over the open road.

Where the land and the sky draw a line in your mind,
the horizon collides with the sun...

{Chorus}

Toil subsides, duty fades
Passions kindle, long betrayed
Senses heighten, wonder grows
Shadows pass in the afterglow.

In timeless hills and canyons deep
I contemplate your eternity
For wild souls cannot be contained
By earthly vistas or narrow lanes.
One with the open road.

{Chorus}

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Big East
• Open Road
• Kip Daynard
• James Jones
• Mark Sylvah
• Canadian Band
• Huntsville
• Muskoka
• Ontario
• Canada
• acoustic
• guitar
• Gibson Hummingbird
• Campfire
• Outdoors
• Camping
• musical ensemble
• original song
• singer
• rural life
• freedoms
• balance
• harmony
• heart attack
• Utah
• canyons
• arches
• dad
• father
• songwriter
• firelight
• sand
• stars
• sky
• milky way
• wind
• rain
• wandering life
• wing and a prayer
• as the crow files
• break of the day
• live music

[OffLikeARocket]

the only song that didnt freeze while the bufferin was still going. wierd. awsome song

[lisageeandthe422]

Wonderful song - love the harmonies (I'm BIG on harmonies!) but your songwriting is really wonderful too...your lyrics are really descriptive and it actually brings back memories of my own travels. Nice work. :) Lisa Gee

[sour42000]

good

[buckwheatkiel]

Great job, Kip. I can relate to the emotions expressed in this song. Reminds me of one I loved more than anyone who passed away early last year... He too was a free spirit... Thank you.

[kldaynard]

I miss your dad too. What a wonderful tribute to him.

[sunnylane711]

I heard you guys sing this before ?! Yes, hehe ~ I remember "marshmellows, hotdogs, and pass the beer, will ya?" LOL !!

[sunnylane711]

As I sit here listening, I close my eyes, "seeing" a painting of your words and music ~

beautiful singing and amazing Big East Harmony!!! Thanks for sharing your feelings in your story, Kip. ((Big Hugs)) I know the feeling. You guys always sound awesome!

[JeimusuJones]

I have to say this is awesome. :)