“Fly” is a song with a story. I wrote the piano part years ago, but I was stuck. Just didn’t know what to do with it. So I asked Tony Levin 3000 miles away if he'd record a bass part for the song, hoping whatever he did would inspire me to finish it. He did, and of course I loved it, but I still didn’t know what to do with it. I had a melody and a title, but no idea what I wanted to say with the lyrics. Two years went by. Frustrated and impatient, I asked my friend John Alan to take my piano and Tony's bass and use our tracks to write his own song. It was as an experiment I’d always wanted to try, and here was the opportunity. How would John’s song, and the song I would eventually write, turn out with both of us using the very same backing tracks? Would they be entirely different (yes) and would John’s song inspire me to get mine done? (yes). John wrote and recorded his song in a few weeks. As soon as I heard his, mine started coming to life. It took me another few months, but it’s finally done. I’m grateful for Tony Levin (bass) and Robby Berman (keyboards, mix, and mastering engineer), and especially, for John Alan. If you’re curious, you can hear his version of “Fly” wherever you listen to music.

Fly

I don’t love you like I’d love to love you
And I don’t know what love is
But I know why I love you
And I don’t know why I don’t know how to fly

I’d love to fly away
I wonder why I never fly with you
When there’s such a view

You don’t love me like I know you want to love me
And I don’t know why you love me
When I don’t always love to love me
But when I find a way to fly

I wonder why I never fly with you   
I wonder why we never fly away 
When there’s such a view way up here in the blue

How can I?
You and I?

How can I? How can you? How will we fly?
How do you? How will I? When can we fly?

Way up here it’s so quiet and so far away



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Bob Reed is a long time musician playing guitar, keyboards and harmonicas solo as well in many groups. Bob also shares music of musicians he has worked with and recorded to display their talents as well as his own.

Hello world! I've been making music for a long time and have loved almost every moment of it. Would love to hear from you if my music speaks your language. Thank you for listening.

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