Against the wind

(Verse 1 – soft strum, let the 12-string ring out) Out on the edge where the evergreens sway, I spread my dreams like wings made of frayed gray. Pushin' off the ground, heart full of rain, But the wind from the west keeps callin' my name... Flyin' against the wind, yeah, against the wind... (Chorus – build it a little, let them high strings cry) Against the wind, zero, feathers tearin' slow, Chasin' that horizon where the wild things go. Every beat of my soul gets slapped right back, But I keep on risin', no turnin' track... Flyin' against the wind, semi-sad skies above, 12-string moanin' this lonesome love. (Verse 2 – drop the volume, pick it intimate like you're alone on a rainy porch) Seen the city lights fade in the rearview mirror, Seattle fog rollin' in, makin' everything clearer. Tried to ride the thermals up to the stars, But gravity and gusts just show me my scars... Flyin' against the wind, yeah, against the wind... (Bridge – pause, then let the 12-string swell with some hammer-ons and pull-offs for that emotional pull) Maybe one day the breeze will finally shift my way, Carry me gentle instead of makin' me pay. Till then I'm out here, solo in the blue, Battlin' the invisible, just me and you... (Final Chorus – full ring, let it fade slow with a little tremolo on the high strings) Against the wind, zero, still pushin' through, Washington state soul, skies forever true. Semi-sad but steady, wings bent but not broke, Flyin' against the wind... that's my only hope.