Another Wally
& Brian long distance collaboration, this is one I have frequently
performed live on solo gigs. Because I’ve kept it alive in my repertoire for so
long, I have a deeper relationship with this song than I do with many others. Rather
than becoming meaningless through repetition, the lyrics have resonated
differently with me through the years depending on my personal life situation
and the state of the world around me.
Broken Night
© 1994 Brian
Hutzell and Wally Koekebakker
Look at the view
from here
Should I be
impressed?
It must be nice
when the sky is clear
But today it’s
just another fine mess.
What shall I tell
you when the words are all gone?
Who should I turn
to with so much to be done?
Recreating
mistakes past, with the starring roles miscast
The cluttered
background masks events
About which we’re
not supposed to ask
March on, march
into war
Better to be left
behind on a broken night
Yes, we’re still
friends
And the world
looks the same
Just a few more
loose ends and a few more names
Recreating
mistakes past, with the starring roles miscast
The cluttered
background masks events
About which we’re
not supposed to ask
March on, march
into war
Better to be left
behind on a broken night
I walked out this
morning, missing your company
Hope I haven’t
offended you by speaking openly
Don’t mean to
preach
Stop me if I
reach that point
Erase all your
reservations
And don’t
sandblast this conversation
Recreating
mistakes past, with the starring roles miscast
The cluttered
background masks events
About which we’re
not supposed to ask
March on, march
into war
Better to be left
behind on a broken night
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