This is a song I wrote a long time ago and which I put on the soundtrack CD/companion piece to the Up in the Bronx book (Both availble via this blog, see Up in the Bronx page above). Sometimes I’ve called this song “Good and Evil Side by Side”, as those are the opening lyrics – and one of the great paradoxes of life I would say.
The lyrics
Good and Evil side by side
Fill up all the lanes on the superhighway.
You drive your truck as fast you can
Into the night til you make it home.
Moon Tides over the waters
Moon Tides over the waters
Police siren in the night
Wakes you up and you throw off the blanket
Baby stirs so gently in her sleep
Says to you: Baby what’s the matter
I said it’s Moon Tides over the waters
Moon Tides over the waters
Now I got a woman and she’s good as gold
Together we’re gonna walk that highway
It don’t matter if it’s wind or cold
Outside a cloud blows across the moon
Moon Tides over the waters
Moon Tides over the waters
Talkin in the here and now
Talkin in the everpresent
We just keep on walking somehow
Into the night til we make it home
Moon Tides over the waters
Moon Tides over the waters
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great lyrics!
beautiful lyrics and song, Stephen . Much enjoyed listening to this song of yours.
Ciao, Francina
Thank you, thank you.
I like your voice — it definitely strikes me as very genuine. I like the mysterious quality of the song as well, which is very appropriate I think for the theme of night.
Thanks a lot. This is one of my best songs I think. Wiil be checking out your stuff too. Thanks again.
Wow! You’re a Renaissance man! That sounds like such a prosaic, easy comment, but it’s an accurate reflection of my first impressions upon reading/hearing this. Good show, man!
Thank you very much Promethean man.
nice work -Ive been on the computer for over a week=sick-then the cable got messed up, I had 977 messages piled u, so obviously I wont be able to do a lot-still not well-rough week. Hope you are doing well–beebeesworld
Thanks a lot. Get healthy.
I can’t believe I missed this. I’m following you, but this post eluded me yesterday. Thanks for dropping by my blog.
Great. See ya.
Ah, Stephen it’s a beautiful song! [humming it already…]
🙂
So nice to hear. Thank you.
First photo reminds me of a poem of mine (first two lines): I have been down the habour, at night, ….
Sounds good. The moon is a powerful image/sight/force for us humans.
Very nice!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks!!!
Lovely 🙂
Thank you, Madhu.
Lovely one….the words “moon tides” sounds so enchanting.
The moon is enchanting, ie, makes you sing?
That’s beautiful. I assume it’s you singing it and playing the guitar too?
Yes, it’s me. Thanks. Like I say I do everything except change the oil on the car. And windows, I don’t do windows either.
Lovely, well done my friend.
Thank you very much.