Solo songwriter/guitarist.
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MILEPOST 43
--J. Wrabek
[THE RAP: I usually consider a conference good if I get a song out of it, and I did get one out of Pineyfest this year. This song is for fellow musician and songwriter Al David, who stopped at a rest stop to freshen up on his way to Pineyfest this year, and left his suitcase in the restroom—and didn’t realize it till he got to Nashville.]
1.
In the darkness by the Interstate
At a rest stop with no name
There’s a suitcase that belonged to me
Beside the bathroom sink;
I won’t be going back for it,
It’s just a memory—
A dozen pair of underwear
At Milepost 43.
2.
Never knew what I was missing
Till I hit Nashville late that night—
Acute distress, near nakedness,
No suitcase by my side;
Should I erect a sign? Post a blog online?
Say “please mail ‘em back to me?
See my tears of gri3ef at my missing briefs
At Milepost 43.
CHORUS:
Milepost 43
Is a special place for me;
It’s the final spot for the clothes I’ve got
Next to my anatomy;
Should you happen by
I hope you’ll think of me—
My underwear is waiting there
At Milepost 43.
[LEAD BREAK (IF ANYONE CAN PLAY LEAD)]
3.
If you should have an accident
Next time you’re on the go,
Salvation is a-waitin’
In a suitcase down the road;
Be sure to pay it forward,
Do a favor for yourself,
And leave a pair of underwear
Somewhere for someone else.
CHORUS:
Milepost 43
Is a special place for me;
It’s the final spot for the clothes I’ve got
Next to my anatomy;
Should you happen by
I hope you’ll think of me—
My underwear is waiting there
At Milepost 43.
REPEAT CHORUS
REPEAT LAST 2 LINES OF CHORUS TO END
© 2007 J. Wrabek dba Outside Services Ltd. All the usual rights reserved just in case. No underwear were harmed in the writing of this song.
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