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Arastradero Road

from Skywriting by Flying Other Brothers

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Lisa Brennan Jobs, who knew Bert through her dad and step-mom, brought him a set of lyrics about leaving the west coast to attend Harvard. She sang it with the FOBs at the Fillmore in 1997. Later with Bert singing it became a regular feature of FOBs shows. This studio version ends with a guitar conversation between Bert and the amazing Barry Sless (pedal steel). Words by Lisa Brennan Jobs, music by Bert Keely.

I've been dancin' alone with my eyes closed
Tell you true i'm in the raw again
And I no longer need you, but I miss you, I still do
And I wish you'd stop smokin
Life was lazy in the green and the sun
And the flowers have to dig their way out of the snow
And I have to keep my windows shut for when the gusts come

Do you feel what I feel, or are you just too far away now?
The changing of the seasons seems accelerated here
Can you feel what I feel, or are you just too far away now?
Don't you sometimes smell the wheat out on Arastradero Road?

Maybe we only met 'cause of a small town
And our minds have gotten larger since we moved beyond those bounds
Everything I told you, and everything I felt, I hope it's safe with you now
Don't lose it on the way there, don't lose yourself on the move

Do you feel what I feel, or are you just too far away now?
The changing of the seasons seems accelerated here
Can you feel what I feel, or are you just too far away now?
Don't you sometimes smell the wheat out on Arastradero Road?

Do you feel what I feel, or are you just too far away now?
The changing of the seasons seems accelerated here
Can you feel what I feel, or are you just too far away now?
Well I'm finally flying home soon, that is if I can make it there

credits

from Skywriting, released June 4, 2021
Previously released on San Francisco Sounds, the FOBs 4th album on A Minor Label. Produced by Jack Casady and Stacy Parrish, remastered by Bert Keely.

Bert Keely lead vocal and guitar
Barry Sless pedal steel
Bill Bennett bass
Pete Sears piano and organ
Roger McNamee rhythm guitar and first guitar solo
Jimmy Sanchez drums
Tony Bove harmonica
Backing vocals by Ann and Roger McNamee.

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Three new albums for 2021. Skywriting revisits the best of six songwriters from the studio albums, Bert's Brew gathers 8 live and studio FOB tracks previously unreleased, and Alive and Grateful collects Dead-related gems from Bert's projects before and during the pandemic. ... more

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