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In the Desert (studio demo)

from Demos from the Archives by Kevin Higgins

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(c) 2001 Words and Music by Kevin Higgins

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There’s a red light river in my way
The basin’s wrapped in an amber haze
And the only break I get is to break a sweat
God, deliver me from I-10.
Bring my navigator back again
And I’ll take that trip no travel agent gets

Follow me off the highway
there are secrets here beneath the western sky
In the desert tonight.
In the desert tonight.

My 351, she’s rumbling loud
This motor should make Cleveland proud
But some memories just quit running from a long hard haul.
As Polaris broke through overhead
I set my heading for my long-lost friends
those who etched the heavens in these canyon walls.

Follow me off the highway
there are secrets here beneath the western sky
Follow me off the highway
in the desert tonight.

There's a cluster of lights outside of Shiprock
a voice in my head said,
“I think you should stop.”
That Navajo woman said I don't need reservations.
In another land from another time
she saw my soul through those ancient eyes
and she sensed my quest was just self-preservation.
Out here in the desert at night
the soul awakens and it feels all right
and nothing, no nothing but the sun could ever beat me down
I've come this far and I won't stop
the Four Winds erase the sands I walk
I'm gonna vanish from this world, yeah...I'm getting out

Follow me off the highway
there are secrets here beneath the western sky
Follow me off the highway
in the desert tonight.
In the desert tonight.

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from Demos from the Archives, released November 26, 2021

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Kevin Higgins Fairport, New York

On the outside I'm a melody tinker, a wistful poet, a framer of moments, a quixotic nomad, a sucker for love, a plunderer for justice, a friend to those who’ll listen-an impudent ghost to those that won’t.
On the inside I’m a recovering cynic, a light house keeper under siege, a champion of lost causes, and by birthright-my own worst critic. Still, always happiest occupying creative space.
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