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Dana Lyons: Guitar and Vocal
Bob Conger: Drums
Ted Schadler: Bass

Lyrics

BAREFOOTED STRANGERS
By Dana Lyons

Sometimes it’s very very very hard to walk
When every step seems wrong
When I’m searching in the dark
For some direction

And sometimes it’s very very very hard to talk
When every word falls wrong
And I can’t tell the truth
From self deception

And sometimes it seems the shadows of an angry sky
Are coming to track me down
I’m running running hard
Searching for cover

And sometimes there’s a kaleidoscope of desperate clouds
As I’m lying upon the ground
I’m reaching in the dark
I’m reaching for my lover

But I sing anyway, late at night, in my room
I sing and I dream of what life could be
In a wide open land, where the tall grass grows free
Where barefooted strangers will dance with me

Sometimes it takes an animal to understand
When I’m weeping there on the floor
You’re nuzzling my face
You lick away the tears

And sometime it takes a tiny flower to lift my eyes
And see the magic all around
Green mosaics on the ground
As life continues

And sometimes when I look deep into your beautiful eyes
I think that I can see your soul
There’s an openness, an innocence
That’s still within me

And the moments when you place your hand upon my heart
And the hardness melts away
A child who is curious
Still is free

But I sing anyway, late at night, in my room
I sing and I dream of what life could be
Under dark starry skies where the sand meets the sea
Where barefooted strangers will dance with me

Sometimes I hear the crying of a lonely bird
In the middle of the night
And think that’s it’s my buddy
Who has left me

And sometimes I hear him laughing and I feel alright
And I’m looking for him all around
And I think that he is coming
Back to get me

So I sing anyway, late at night, in my room
I sing and I dream of what life could be
In a green mossy land where the tall trees grow free
Where barefooted strangers will dance with me

Copyright by Dana Lyons
Lyons Brother Music, BMI