Gaps
lyrics and music by James Hutcheson.
Published:	August 3, 2023

Lead vocals:  James Hutcheson
Backing vocals:  James Hutcheson and David Marbain
Percussion:  David Marbain
Bass:  David Marbain
Lead electric guitar:  Phillip Sanderson
Acoustic guitar:  Phillip Sanderson
Keyboards:  Phillip Sanderson
All other guitar work (rhythm guitar, lead riffs):  James Hutcheson

“Gaps” could also be called “The Six Month Song” because that’s how long it took us to record and turn it into a finished product.  Along the way there were a host of interruptions, and the fact that every time we got back together we picked up where we left off and resumed the process speaks to the dedication of the band to make this song a reality.  We believe the work has paid off and have created a product that we are proud of.

Gaps

Production Info:
Released: 12.8.23
Engineered and Produced by Blind Squirrel
Music and lyrics: Blind Squirrel
Lead vocals:  Dave Marbain and James Hutcheson
Background vocal:  James Hutcheson
Acoustic Guitar:  James Hutcheson
Acoustic Guitar:  Phillip Sanderson
Harmonica:  Phillip Sanderson
Keyboards:  James Hutcheson and Phillip Sanderson
Acoustic solo:  Phillip Sanderson
Bass:  Dave Marbain
Percussion:  Dave Marbain
Electric guitar:  Dave Marbain
Software tech:  Phillip Sanderson

Lyrics:
Verse 1:						
As the years go by
Faces fade to gray
With every morning sun
The memories slip away

Carefree days with you
So hard now to recall
All I have for proof
Are these pictures on the wall

Chorus:						
No one waits at home anymore
I’m not sure why
Staring out the window at night
Cars just passing by

Verse 2:						
Every face I pass
Strangers on the street
Smiles we never give
Words we’ll never speak

[Repeat Chorus]

Bridge:						
Not sure why my days flew by so fast
Tried to keep them all from slipping
Like sand through some hourglass
Some say time is like a river
I’m too weak to swim upstream
That’s why I’m striving to remember
Strain to see you in my dreams
I know the more I look behind
The less I get ahead
But I don’t care until I’m dead
I wanna remember every smile you made

[Repeat Chorus]

Nobody Waits At Home Anymore

Blind Squirrel is a trio of guitarists, each who just wanted other people to play and sing with. We started playing together in June of 2013, knocking ideas around and rotating hosting duties so we didn't annoy our families too much. We'd play covers of American music and try to write our own stuff. Every now and then we would play a song that sounded like magic, better than we would have thought we could sound. Pretty cool, we thought. But then, even a blind squirrel finds a nut now and then.

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