"Where Were You" written by Michael Casali and Lisa McRaven Marks


Where Were You Final Demo

It's revised and finished! I hope you like it!

“Lost on a Back Road”
by Lisa Marks & Michael Casali

VERSE 1:
I heard the sound of his Bronco tires
Churning up the gravel and teenage desires
Weatherman said it was record heat 
That night in July when I jumped in the seat
Grabbed his ballcap and put it on
Smiled and said “Let’s get lost. C’mon!”
We tore down a dirt road, windows rolled down
That hat was lost to the wind and the woods all around.

CHORUS:
I lost more than a hat
On that old country back road
I thought that I’d found everything 
My young heart could hold
But looking back down that back road again
I can’t get back what I lost in red dust on the wind
So much lost on that old back road

VERSE 2:
He turned down a muddy road and parked
It was black as sin out there in the dark
Moonlight glistened through a jug of glass
A gift from his uncle’s private stash
He kept beneath the seat, just in case
I couldn’t wait for my first taste
Wild cherry moonshine, in the summer heat
I lost my mind and my innocence in the back seat 

CHORUS
I lost more than a hat
On that old country back road
I thought that I’d found everything 
My young heart could hold
But looking back down that back road again
I can’t get back what I lost in red dust on the wind
So much lost on that old back road

VERSE 3:
There was no denying that sign on that stick
Up nights sick with worry, mornings just sick
Labor Day weekend I broke the news
I could never do what he wanted me to
Found out who I was on that day
As I watched his taillights fade away
I took a few wrong turns down that road
But thanks to God and family, I made my way home.

CHORUS (EXTENDED):
I lost more than a hat
On that old country back road
But now I’ve found everything 
My young heart can hold
Things are looking up down this new path
Oh, I love the way she smiles at me from her car seat in the back
I was lost on that old back road
But in her eyes I found what matters most
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Lost On A Back Road Final Demo

Sometimes in our darkest days after a loss, we just want to escape from the gray, cold feeling that permeates everything we experience. It may be a simple, everyday thing that brings the light of hope back to see the world anew. We hope you like "Fly Me Away."

©Lisa Marks and Michael Casali
February 2017

"Fly Me Away"

VERSE 1
Cold toast sits untouched on my breakfast plate
Raindrops stream slowly down the cold windowpane
Don’t know how many hours moved by dark November skies
Or why he passed into the light
Guess it was his time

CHORUS
Fly me away on wings of silver
Set my soul soaring to those sparkling gates
Fly me away on wings of silver
Oh Lord, oh Lord, I just can’t stay

VERSE 2
Branches stretched out bare on that old mulberry tree
Black and white still life on canvas, color’s gone for me
Outside nothing moves or moves me here inside
Everything is frozen still 
Still he’s on my mind

CHORUS
Fly me away on wings of silver
Set my soul soaring to those sparkling gates
Fly me away on wings of silver
Oh Lord, oh Lord, I just can’t stay

BRIDGE
Suddenly there’s shadows on my window
Flock of geese flies by and breaks my stare
It looks like God himself released an arrow
To lift me on a wing and a prayer

CHORUS
Fly me away on wings of silver
Set my soul soaring to those sparkling gates
Fly me away on wings of silver
Oh Lord, just fly me away