The Road Ahead
by Dave Cofell
Well, here it is. After years of promising that I would someday be able to offer a CD for my friends, family and fans- at last I come through with the first one. I hope you won’t be too disappointed with the results. I didn’t allow much in the ways of overdubs and effects or any pitch-correction software. It is just me the way I was at the time I recorded the songs.
It was a struggle for my good friend Bruce Walters who I enlisted to help me with this project- he did his best to make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear. He ended up as producer, arranger and editor as well as sounding board and critic (in the best sense of the word). I recorded all of these songs in my basement over the past 4-5 years and Bruce tried to mix them to sound like what you would hear if you saw me play in a bar or coffee shop sans background noise. I can’t say enough about what a great help he has been and anything that sounds good on this CD is his doing, all the rest is mine.
I also need to thank my friends Bruce Everett Miller and Br. John Hanson for loaning me their guitars to give my mine a rest. Bruce has a pretty decent Fender 12-string and John has a lovely little Hoffman parlor guitar. Thanks guys! Also thanks go out to my brother-in-law Pat Dwyer for continued humor and interest and Dale Laudenbach for help with some of the arrangements, mixing, fishing opportunities and tackle.
Every project, try as you might, has some imperfection that really gives it that human touch. For this one the most glaring imperfection is that I misspelled MY OWN MOTHER’s name. Can you believe it? I’ll never live this down once my siblings find out. Hopefully this CD will go to press a second time and I can correct this. SORRY MOM!!!
But in spite of the imperfections I really had a great time with this whole thing. The Artwork was a load of fun to make, especially the map on the disc. I got to name lakes after friends and ancestors and rename towns with the titles of the songs. Some towns and lakes that had special significance to me I left just where they should be. The front cover is a walking bridge near my parent’s house where the locally famous “sniper” incident took place. The inside cover is the intersection of Collegeville Road and Old Collegeville Road. I grew up on Old Collegeville Road although at the time it was known as Collegeville Road.
The back cover was taken outside of the Local Blend coffee shop in St. Joseph, MN. It is just a 3 blocks from my current home and a great place to go for coffee, wine, beer, assorted baked goods and treats, and also a really active local venue for live music. Jeff and Stacie are the local guardian angels for live music in St. Joe and I thank them both. My wife Monica took this picture but didn’t want me to give her a photo credit so I just thought I’d mention it here instead.
And that brings me to my last but not least thank you- To Emiliana, Leela, Maura and especially to Monica with all my Love. Scroll down for lyrics $10.00 + $2.00 S&H If you prefer digital downloads get them here- |
Leela’s New ShoesWords and Music Copyright © 2008 by Dave Cofell
Leela’s got herself a brand new pair of shoes
And I don’t know where all this is going
My woman’s on the warpath again
And I don’t know how all this will end
Leela’s got herself a brand new pair of shoes
And I don’t know how long all this will last
Goin’ NowhereWords and Music Copyright © 2007 by Dave Cofell
If you’re looking for the bright lights
But if you’re goin’ nowhere
If there’s a sparkle in your eye
But if you’re goin’ nowhere
Yes if you’re goin’ nowhere
TightropeWords and Music Copyright © 1990 by Dave Cofell
Across you go, heel to toe
No net to catch you
And I watch you from below
You get to one side
You look down as you turn around
And they know it won’t be long
So I close my eyes as you miss your step
And you’re back on the wire
And I still see you falling in my dreams
Now your tightrope waits
And the crowd grows inpatient
And I know if you were here
The LandWords and Music Copyright © 2005 by Dave Cofell
Irene breathed softly on her pillow
And me, I’m just laying here awake
Irene moaned softly in her sleep
‘Cause I don’t have the words to say what I feel
Irene, it’s quiet on the land tonight
StellaWords and Music Copyright © 1990 by Dave Cofell
Talk to me Stella, please don’t walk away
Stella never paid no mind to me
Stella dear, what can this mean?
Stella never paid no mind before
Talk to me Stella, I think you’re so fine
What Do You DoWords and Music Copyright © 1980 by Dave Cofell
What do you do when all your dreams come true
Looking for some place to hide
You always seem to catch me off my guard
I always try to hide inside myself
Now I sit here singing, with you by my side
The Road AheadWords and Music Copyright © 2005 by Dave Cofell
Walking down that road ahead is something I would do
Clouds up in the sky, birds singing in the trees
There’s a place up ahead where we will stay
Walking down that road ahead is something I would do
Beat and BlueWords and Music Copyright © 1990 by Dave Cofell
I’m so tired, Lord, that I feel sick
I don’t know what gets me so low
So beat and blue
I don’t know what gets me so down
So beat and blue
I’ve been awake all night, I cannot sleep
TicWords and Music Copyright © 1989 by Dave Cofell
World of trouble, world of pain
Tic-tock tic-tock those hands are spinning round
Living a dream, dying of thirst
Tic-tock tic-tock the shape of time ain’t round
World of trouble, world of pain
Tic-tock tic-tock those hands are spinning round
Tic-tock tic-tock the shape of time ain’t round
Hand to Their EarWords and Music Copyright © 2008 by Dave Cofell
We used to walk on down the street
I’m in the store and I looking at some shirts
I’m on the freeway, driving in my car
Now we’re home together at the end of the day
Every time I want to talk to you alone
April ShowersWritten a few years ago after a couple of particularly rainy weeks.Words and Music Copyright © 2007 by Dave Cofell
I wake up and I open my eyes
And the skies look cloudy and gray
The coffee that’s in my cup is two hours old
And the skies look cloudy and gray
It’s raining, it’s pouring
The EscapeWords and Music Copyright © 1990 by Dave Cofell
There’s a north wind that blowin’ cold
If I was a catfish I would swim
It’s a bad time for moving on
There’s a place I know way down there
There’s a north wind that blowin’ cold
Love as a 4-Letter WordWords and Music Copyright © 1992 by Dave Cofell
We get up in the morning and we start our day
Sometimes you call during the afternoon
We once had a cat, that cat never purred
Sometimes at night there ain’t nothing for dinner
Sometimes at night there ain’t nothing for dinner
Sometimes I hear you singing, you sound just like a bird
The LonglineWords and Music Copyright © 1988 by Dave Cofell
Stretching on out the miles
Peace laying out on the prairie
Who’s to say where it will end
Did you see what just went by?
Some folks get off early
Out on the longline riding free
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