I left my voice in Calgary, Alberta, but brought my pen back to Bakersfield
They call it laryngitis. That's what I was stricken with after spending a night in Calgary, Alberta at a hotel where too much cold air from the air conditioner blew on me all night long.
So I left my voice in Calgary, Alberta, but brought my heart, and my pen with me. This morning, I penned this song about the two towns I consider home. Then I recorded it, with scratchy, scratch vocals. Hence, it is not yet available to be heard.
BTW, my mom, Dorothy Julene Thiessen, painted the portrait of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
From the Streets of Saskatoon to the Streets of Bakersfield
words and music by Dr BLT copyright 2008
from the streets of Saskatoon
to the Streets of Bakersfield
they keep it real
expressin' what they feel
from that Homer Joy
put on the map to those
streets where I grew up in Saskatoon
Chorus:
they keep on walkin'
they keep on movin'
groovin' to the B-town Sound
some folks in Saskatoon
know every Haggard tune
the countries are connected by these towns
from the streets of Saskatoon
to the Streets of Bakersfield
are simple folk
hummin' simple songs
from the streets of Saskatoon
to the streets of Bakersfield
the music is the place where they belong
(chorus)
at Tramp's they sell Farewell CDs
on 2nd Avenue
on 2nd Avenue
at World Records
downtown here in Bakersfield
I found that I will never
have to lose
(chorus)
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