The Song Is All That Remains

Melody is like a memory
And it circles back the past
You play your songs while people listen
And you pray to God that it will last
But you learn to love the girls and whiskey
And the crowd screaming out your name
You think that you can find redemption
In the hot lights of the stage

But when the show is over
And once again you’re all alone
The whiskey bottle is empty
And the girls have all gone home
You’re back out on a lonesome highway
With nothing between you and the rain
And you’re hoping God is still listening
When the song is all that remains

You ain’t been to church in years boy
You’re going to hell I suppose
Along with that girl in your bathroom
And that cocaine in your nose
Laying alone on your motel bed
Wondering where you changed along the way
From a little boy in Virginia
Who just wanted a chance to play

And when the show is over
And once again you’re all alone
The whiskey bottle is empty
And the girls have all gone home
You’re back out on a lonesome highway
With nothing between you and the rain
And you’re hoping God is still listening
When the song is all that remains

Yeah, you’re back out on a lonesome highway
Nothing between you and the rain
And you’re hoping God is still listening
When the song is all that remains


(words and music by James Wilson)
copyright 2009 Joey S Arm Publishing