Story Behind The Song
Once, I was alone on a Greyhound bus and heading for home, and it was raining. Nothing more lonely than that.
Song Description
This is a song that could be done in a contemporary country style. The protaganist could be a musician on the road or a drifter or even a hustler. He longs for the love of a woman and home and hearth, but it just keeps eluding him.
| Song Length |
3:56 |
Genre |
Country - Contemporary, Folk - Country |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Poignant |
Subject |
Searching for Love, Highway, Street, Road |
| Similar Artists |
Bodeans, The Mavericks |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
LOVE OF A WOMAN by Scott Aycock
Copyright 2000
Riding down the road on a greyhound bus
Looking for a place that I might just
Keep moving, moving on down that road.
Looking for a place to lay my head
Looking for a woman to share my bed
I'll keep moving, moving on down that road.
CHORUS
I don't need a mansion on a hill
I don't need a doctor, don't need his pills.
Love of a woman and her tender touch
Makes life good enough
Passed through Topeka only yesterday
Read a sign, help wanted, minimum wage
Thought I could do better anyway, down that highway.
Met a in Denver with stars in her eyes.
She loved my singing, so I sang through the night
She had her dreams, but all I wanted was to settle down
CHORUS
Boarded a bus for Santa Fe
Don't ask me why. I just feel this way.
Thought my luck would change any day, anyday.
Outside my window a cold wind blows
Old man across the aisle, he asks me for a smoke
Here I am again, heading down that lonesome road.
CHORUS