Emmylou Harris
Boulder to Birmingham
I don't want to hear a love song
I got on this airplane just to fly
I know there's life below me
But all that you can show me is the prairie and the sky
I don't want to hear a sad story
Filled with heartbreak and desire
The last time I felt like this, I was in the wilderness
And the canyon was on fire
And I stood on the mountain in the night
And I watched it burn
I watched it burn
God, I watched it burn
I would rock my soul in the bosom of Abraham
I would hold my life in a saving grace
I would walk all the way from Boulder to Birmingham
If I thought I could see, just see your face
Well, you really got me this time
And the hardest part is knowing that I survived
And I've come to listen for the sounds of the trucks
As they moved down on Highway 95
And pretending it's the ocean
Coming down to wash me clean
To wash me clean
If you know what I mean
I would rock my soul in the bosom of Abraham
I would hold my life in a saving grace
I would walk all the way from Boulder to Birmingham
If I thought I could see, just see your face
I would walk all the way from Boulder to Birmingham
If I thought I could see, just see your face