So, I haven’t been able to play guitar for months and months because of tendonitis. Recently my hand and wrist have been feeling touchy but not really painful. Guitar has been my peace of mind for so long that I’ve been going crazy without having that constant outlet for creativity. Here’s a song that I wrote in Morocco and have wanted to record just in case I won’t be able to play for another really long time. Here are the lyrics:
I wish was a gambling man down in New Orleans
on a riverboat in 1865
I’d sneak up to your cabin every night and we’d make love
to the sounds of the Mississippi night
I’d deck you out in silk dresses and ribbons for your curls
and we’d promenade by Spanish moss lined trees
And I’d swear to you that I would never talk to other girls
if you promised that you’d be true to me
I wish I was a jewel thief
I’d steal from kings and lords and lay treasures at your feet
and watch your necklace sparkle as you breathe
and when they finally came for me ya you would tell them lies
your ruby cheeks aglow with thoughts of me
and we’d sail off under diamond skies ya go just where we please
leave a trail of gold dust on the sea
The river is wide so wide and the ocean is raging and wild
but Oh, ya it’s good to be alive and I guess that it don’t
to be in love
I wish I was a Pharaoh 4,000 years ago
I’d surely make you queen of all the land
As goddess they would worship you
but none as much as me you know
I’d lay you down in soft white Nile sand
I wish I was a gambling man down in New Orleans
but I’m just a working boy who has dreams…
