Somewhere back in the 1990’s, Chris Allen gave me a journal for Christmas. In the inside cover he wrote a poem and it inspired this song. It also reflects my love of Cleveland and the effects a big body of water can have on my soul. Cleveland can be a paradox when it comes to the weather and the lake effect. I recall an evening long ago driving to a gig with Chris and half of the sky was clear with the stars and the moon and the other half was a raging thunderstorm.
I’d had this song for a long time and had never quite finished the lyrics until 2014 when I wanted to perform it at a show. The guys recorded it when I was off getting our dinner so I didn’t hear it until I went back in to the studio to do my vocals. I love everything about this track and the melodies brought by Al Moss and the pedal steel, coupled with the subtleties and nuance, thrill me.