Duxford Girl

A few years ago, Blue Rodeo played for New Year's Eve in Calgary. I was lucky enough to attend the concert and get great photos. A friend and I had staked out a spot in front of the piano and what a great place that turned out to be for "After the Rain".

Oddly enough, the picture actually reminds me of “Falling Down Blue” which wasn't even on the play list that night. I think these might be my most favourite lyrics written by anyone.

Everyone tells me I'm lucky
Got my whole life to live yet
I can't say they're wrong
But the days seem so long
Living inside of my head

Maybe I'll get some relief now
Now that your things are all gone
I won't sit here staring
At nothing all night
Bleary-eyed greeting the dawn

All right I miss you tonight
And I'm not really sure what to say
It keeps rolling in like a slow moving train
It gets harder and harder each day
Each time I think that the worst of it's through
I am stopped in my tracks by some vision of you
All right I miss you tonight
I admit that I'm falling down blue

Then we'd go driving for hours
Turn off the lights and just glide
Moving like spirits
Along through the night
The light through the trees as our guide

All right I miss you tonight
And I'm not really sure what to say
It keeps rolling in like a slow moving train
It gets harder and harder each day
Each time I think that the worst of it's through
I am stopped in my tracks by some vision of you
All right I miss you tonight
I admit that I'm falling down blue