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Verse 1
Johnny walks by the railroad tracks in the blazing valley sun,
dawn to dusk, he works his plow just as hard as anyone,
Sandy lives on the edge of town in a stone house on the hill,
senior sweethearts, young and in love, and it feels like they always will
Every year when the corn gets high he’ll be working in the fields,
this summer it’s not the same because, change is on their heels
Chorus 1
She’s wrapped in his heart tonight and it feels like it’s forever,
they’ll find true love on the banks of the Shenandoah River,
the full moon glows so bright but they don’t know it fades away,
cause tomorrow that demon named loneliness is coming their way,
Verse 2
College came and sororities seemed like Sandy’s brand new life,
graduation in the top of her class and became a lawyer’s wife,
suburban ways and Mercedes are a long way from this town
Johnny’s heart lies planted deep beneath this fertile valley ground
Every year when the corn gets high she never sees these lands,
and every summer Johnny harvests solitude she planted in his hands
Chorus 2
She’s far from his heart tonight and she’ll probably be forever,
he sits all alone on the banks of the Shenandoah River,
the full moon burns so bright and it never goes away,
cause that demon named loneliness lives with Johnny every day,
Lead
Verse 3
Johnny looked up from his crops one day to see an old familiar sight,
a long lost love in the edge of the field in a dress of lily white
Every year when the corn gets high they’ll be working on their lands,
harvesting love from seeds of sorrow that, they planted with their hands
Chorus 3
She’s back in his heart tonight and they know that it’s forever,
rediscovering lifelong love on the Shenandoah River,
the full moon glows so bright though they know it fades away,
cause that demon named loneliness has found somewhere else to stay,
credits
from Traveler,
released August 1, 1995
AM - lead & harmony vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
Darrell Sabourin - electric bass
Matthew Bouley - drums
Nationally-acclaimed singer/songwriter and guitarist celebrates rural America, weaves masterfully crafted songs, humorous
stories and poetic drama into a musical soundscape sketched with shades of Appalachia, tasteful slide and jazzy blues, feisty anthems, and rustic folk. 5 solo CDs heard on many public & community radio, plus NPR "Art of the Song" & "River City Folk" and XM/Sirius....more
Besides being my bandmate in Beyond Borders, Lisa is an amazing all around talent - singer, songwriter, musician, human. Check out "Camelot" - one of my alltime faves. Andrew McKnight
I miss my friend from West Virginia's Cheat River Valley deeply. Thankfully, we have his amazing songs to savor - celebrations of the Mountain State's troubled landscapes. Great guitar & singing! Andrew McKnight