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Me & Wiley

from The Verdigris by Beau Jennings

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lyrics

Me and Wiley blazing a trail
To find a shortcut through Alaska for the us mail
A heavy nose and a salvaged wing
They said ‘you’ll never get off the ground in that thing’

My wife Betty tried to get me to stay
But I was being stubborn had to have my way
I through a lasso around her waist
I pulled her close and I kissed her like in the old days

Me and Wiley in the air we had it under control
We were putting wings on these okie souls
I had my glasses down at the tip of my nose
I was typing just as fast as my fingers would go
I was typing just as fast as my fingers would go

I think my typing kept us in the air
Now of course i can’t be sure but i was willing to swear
That everytime my typewriter would ring
It was another rush of air beneath these homemade wings

And we could feel the radio waves
Moving underneath our plane and over our days
We were flying through the longest nights
And then we caught an air current for the northern lights

But it was then we felt the plane start to lose control
I felt this thunderstorm deep inside my soul
I pushed my glasses back up off the tip of my nose
I started typing just as fast as my fingers would go
“Betty baby maybe I’ve told you all that i can
Maybe god only gives so many words to each man
But when I’m gone and you start missing our old days
Why you just tie that rope again around your waist
You just tie that rope again around your waist
You just tie that rope again around your waist
You just tie that rope again around your waist

(a little higher now)
(a little higher now)
I can feel these wings getting weaker
(a little higher now)
I can see the propeller doesn’t spin
(a little higher now)
I can see the lake getting closer
(a little higher now)
I can feel the water rushing in
(a little higher now)…

I can feel my blood is moving faster
Here where the river brings her burdens
(a little higher now)
There’s a darkness before the dawn
There’s a glow here below the surface
(a little higher now)
Oh Betty baby I’m asking you now
Come down and meet me on the Verdigris
(a little higher now)
At first you’re not gonna see me
But just look for a glow beneath the surface
(a little higher now)

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from The Verdigris, released January 27, 2015

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Beau Jennings Norman, Oklahoma

After years in Brooklyn fronting americana rock band Cheyenne, singer and songwriter Beau Jennings was in search of a new backing band upon returning to his home in Oklahoma. The Tigers – based out of Norman and a wrecking crew of some of the best musicians in the state – were already known as the go-to backing band for songwriters from the area and were a perfect match for Jennings’ new songs. ... more

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