Story Behind The Song

as i watched my sisters dog "Isabella", she purched herself on top of the couch and stared out into downtown Houston through the window for more than an hour. this rhythm would not leave my fingers as i played on the guitar. i peered out the window as

Song Description

while dogsitting for my sister's terrier, Isabella, the rhythm wouldn't leave my fingers as she stared out the window into downtown Houston. this is what she saw, this is what she heard - through a musicians mind.

Lyrics

in the evening i look through the window
it's unfamiliar to me
i will howl at the moon
i will fill up the room
watching shadows hide in the trees

in the streetlight
the lady cat calling
the moon aglow in her hair
she is tattered and torn
looking weathered and worn
this reality seems so unfair

there's an automobile
that is racing
down the street once again
they have been by before
there was one now there's more
well it looks like
he found him a friend

overhead as the spotlight is searching
who are they hunting for now
run away through the night
is there freedom in sight
they'll catch up to you somehow

there's a city softly sleeping
from the distance i see
yet below in the streets
there are people in need
what shook them from their dreams

say goodnight to the lone and the wild
there is love in my home
i will sleep through the day
when i rise i will play
i have no reason to roam

in the evening i look through the window
it's unfamiliar to me