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Eerie tale about a stressed individual who breaks out of his current situation and takes off down the road to the adventures that wait.

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Call of the Road

Rolling down the highway
Rain on the roof like distant drumming
Eyes fixed on the horizon
The sound of the engine humming

The sign reads I-40 East
I kick it into high gear
They say traveling tames the beast
I’ll vanish then reappear

Was running short on hope
Right at the end of my rope
Circuits on overload
Time to heed the call of the road

I know there’s something out there
I’m not just spinning my wheels
May not know what it looks like
But I’ll know it by how it feels

White lines fill the void
Like a twilight zone episode
The wind shrieks and moans
Ghosts dancing at the crossroads

I’ll visit the great Smokey Mountains
Take in the grandeur of it all
In my beat up Chevy truck
See Graceland then Montreal

Is the grass really greener
On the other side of that hill
One never knows for sure
But you won’t find it sitting still

How many more sunrises
Before this world implodes
Its now or its never
Must follow the call of the road

When your running short on hope
Right at the end of your rope
Circuits on overload
Follow the call of the road
The call of the road
The call of the road
The call of the road
The call of the road

Words by Allan Thomas and Ed Haaker
Black Bamboo Music/ Ed Haaker Music - BMI
Music by James Kimo West - Westernmost Music BMI

credits

released April 19, 2024
Jim Kimo West - lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar, lead guitar, pads
Jimmy Johnson - fretless bass
MB Gordy - drums and percussion

Produced by Allan Thomas
Mixed by Allan Thomas with Paul Northfield
Mastered by Paul Northfield
Executive producer Ed Haaker
Associate producer Jim Kimo West
Recorded by Jim Kimo West
Drums & percussion recorded by Lucas Fehring

Artwork by Christel Janssen

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Ed Haaker Hawaii

Ed's music is spawned from a lifetime traveling (by freighter, sail boat and plane) in the South Pacific Islands. He started playing music as a way to communicate with the Pacific Islanders. While living in Los Angeles and reflecting on his traveling experiences he was inspired to start writing songs. Jimmy Buffett, Neil Young and Tom Petty are some of his musical influences. ... more

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