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Driving Too Late

from The Moment Before Waking by Conrad y Skordalia

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Winter comes early where I came to be
Born prematurely under ice-covered trees
Mother a child with one foot out the door
Father a soldier in a throwaway war
I took off early to make my own way
And none of the older folks had much to say
The beds of kind strangers and the couches of friends
Brief shelters I'd claim as a home
I was never—and always—alone.

The taste of fast pleasure is easy to find
And it found me early, 'fore I knew my own mind
A whispered suggestion, a come-hither look
And I'd snap without thought like a fish at the hook
And love was a fruit to be picked in the sun
Then dropped in the dirt when the sweet parts were done
Sometimes it was them and sometimes it was me
But someone had to swallow the pain
So the dance could start over again.

Now it's early to bed and it's early to rise
Too early to drive with this light in my eyes
But the highway keeps crying there's no time to wait
And there's nobody else here to open the gate
I just pray I'm not driving too late.

Icicles melting in dawn's early light
Sun drifting up from the ashes of night
Tires on the blacktop like a bow on the strings
Playing hymns to the god of impossible things
I'll get there early but you may be long gone
No reason to think you'd have waited this long
Except for the sound of your voice on the line
Look me up if you're ever in town...
Could it be I'm at last homeward bound?

Now it's early to bed and it's early to rise
Too early to drive with this light in my eyes
But the highway keeps crying there's no time to wait
And there's nobody else here to shake me awake

And it's easy to come and it's easy to go
But it’s hard to admit that you just never know
But the highway refuses to tell me my fate
And there's no one else here to shoulder the weight
I just pray I'm not driving too late.

© 2019 by David Conrad

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from The Moment Before Waking, released December 4, 2021
© 2019 by David Conrad

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Conrad y Skordalia Nashville, Tennessee

David Conrad and Rebecca Weiner Tompkins began performing as Conrad y Skordalia in 2012 in New York City. Their first record, A Silo Filled With Birds, was released in 2016. Their music incorporates rock, country/folk and soul, with traces of traditional Celtic music and modern classical.
They have been based in Nashville since 2017, and perform regularly in the area both as duo and full band. ... more

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