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Moon On The River
Dedicated to the Memory of Jeremiah R. Dineen
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The Moon On The River | 9/15/1989 | Song # 138
The moon on the river
Is sapphire, pearl and silver
As it penetrates the windshield of my car
As I drive along the highway
It tags along beside me
And seems to call me upwards to the stars
I’ve passed this way before
And I will again I’m sure
As the same old questions rise to haunt at me…
I walk roads that I’ve been told
Are rough and rocky kinds of roads
But out here on the road,
Despite the stories I’ve been told
I find it straight and smooth
And green with growing grass
Charlie, next door…
Well he lost his wife before
He really had a chance to say goodbye
And the neighbors and the friends
We did our best to comprehend
What it’s like to stay behind when your best friend flies
And the children still will play
Despite those who pass away
And each life that’s left must learn to carry on
We walk roads that we’ve been told
Are rough and rocky kinds of roads
But out there on the road,
Despite the stories we’ve been told
We find it straight and smooth
And green with growing grass
The moon on the river
Is sapphire, pearl and silver
As it penetrates the windshield of my car
As I drive along the highway
It tags along beside me
And seems to call me upwards to the stars
I walk roads that I’ve been told
Are rough and rocky kinds of roads
But out here on the road,
Despite the stories I’ve been told
I find it straight and smooth
And green with growing grass
Commentary: This is one of those songs that truly chose me to write it. I was driving up the Hudson river near Peekskill, NY and the moon was just hypnotically filling the sky and reflected off of the Hudson. I was reflective as well because my elderly next door neighbor Charlie, had just lost his wife. She just passed away suddenly. They’d been together for something like 50 years. We really are just visitors here. Life can change in moments. And then, life went on as it always does. As it will do after each of us takes the path we all must take…
I’m dedicating this song to the memory of my friend Jerry Dineen who passed away recently after a long struggle with cancer. I also grew up with his wife Trish. 30 years have passed in the blink of an eye and every moment is precious.
Tuning: DADGAD
This is the first release of this song.
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