From the recording Live in St. Louis with Her Big Band
Recorded in front of a live audience at Sk8 Liborius Cathedral in St. Louis, MO on December 1, 2019.
Music, Lyrics and Arrangements by Kristen Goodman
Additional Arrangements by Andy Hainz and Abbie Steiling
Mixed, Engineered and Produced by Sarah Goodman & Kristen Goodman
Live Audio Recorded by Steve Smith and Tony Eckstein
The Band:
Kristen Goodman - lead vocals, acoustic guitar
Andy Hainz - bass
Laura McMurray - drums, background vocals
Abbie Steiling - violin
Celia - electric guitar, background vocals
Cindy Minnis - background vocals, hand percussion
Sarah Goodman - background vocals
Lyrics
Baby, put your cares away, Let’s get out of this scene
We both need to break away, And go somewhere that’s green
Driving this old highway, We can leave it all behind
This landscape’s like a viewfinder of the memories of my mind
Just past Caledonia, Where the skies are open wide
Driving through the valley to the other side
I’m going to the river where the great horned owl flies
This is where my spirit sighs, This is where my spirit sighs
La da da, la da da da…
Make a left beyond the bridge, and up the gravel drive
Pull into this peaceful place, Where my history’s alive
Sunshine on the meadow, Little cabin red and white
I wonder who’ll be sleeping in The Foxes Den tonight
Just past Caledonia, Where the skies are open wide
Driving through the valley to the other side
I’m going to the river where the great horned owl flies
This is where my spirit sighs, This is where my spirit sighs
La da da, la da da da…
And just like the tractor wheel, The years, they keep on turning
Babies become mothers become people who keep learning
To focus on what matters, Climb another ladder
Look around, touch the ground, Light a fire, get inspired
And as the garden grows, Happiness, it flows
Looking at the water, I can see the passing time
The river’s always changing, but the water is still fine
If I could be that river, and learn to let it flow (let it flow)
This is how we will survive, This is how we learn to thrive
Give it up, and just let go, Let’s go
Just past Caledonia, Where the skies are open wide
Driving through the valley to the other side
I’m going to the river where the great horned owl flies
This is where my spirit sighs, This is where my spirit sighs
La da da, la da da da…
This is where my spirit sighs