Off The Beaten Path
from Redemption by Brent Godfrey
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Words and Music by Brent Godfrey
A song about ghosts and stray souls wandering through the desert. I wrote this on my first cigar box guitar build.
A song about ghosts and stray souls wandering through the desert. I wrote this on my first cigar box guitar build.
lyrics
You can’t look back. You can’t look back
Off the beaten path
You might forget your name on the dusty plain And all that came before you walked out of the door
I feel so small I feel so small
The dust devil’s swirl through the dry creek beds Ghosts of the People wandering not realizing they are dead
Under the sky so blue What am I to do
You can’t look back. You can’t look back Off the beaten path
The ravens circle high up in the Western sky As far as the eye can see. Do you believe in me?
I feel so blue Without you
You can’t look back. You can’t look back Off the beaten path
We’re rollin’ down the road. The whole world is our home. From dawn to dusk. Just diesel and dust.
I feel so small I feel so small
You can’t look back. You can’t look back Off the beaten path
I feel so blue Without you. Without you. Without you.
Off the beaten path
You might forget your name on the dusty plain And all that came before you walked out of the door
I feel so small I feel so small
The dust devil’s swirl through the dry creek beds Ghosts of the People wandering not realizing they are dead
Under the sky so blue What am I to do
You can’t look back. You can’t look back Off the beaten path
The ravens circle high up in the Western sky As far as the eye can see. Do you believe in me?
I feel so blue Without you
You can’t look back. You can’t look back Off the beaten path
We’re rollin’ down the road. The whole world is our home. From dawn to dusk. Just diesel and dust.
I feel so small I feel so small
You can’t look back. You can’t look back Off the beaten path
I feel so blue Without you. Without you. Without you.
credits
from Redemption,
released January 8, 2016
Brent Godfrey - Vocals, Cigar Box Guitar, Mixing, Mastering
Andrew Boucher - Drums
Mark Fisk - Harmonica
Dave Boyer - Bass
Brent Godfrey - Vocals, Cigar Box Guitar, Mixing, Mastering
Andrew Boucher - Drums
Mark Fisk - Harmonica
Dave Boyer - Bass
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Brent Godfrey Gowen, Michigan
Brent Godfrey is a singer songwriter based in West Michigan. He collaborates with musicians from all over the world on the
Kompoz music networking website to record his original material.
Brent may be seen at open mics and music festivals around the area.
Brent also makes his own cigar box & license plate guitars, cigar box ukuleles, and canjos for performance.
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