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Lay Your Hands On The Highway

from The Barn Birds by Jonathan Byrd and Chris Kokesh

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Music and lyrics by Jonathan Byrd and Carey West

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Hey baby, I've got a question.
I'm looking at the moon.
If it's the same there as it is here,
does she look lonely to you?

The closest thing I've got to love
is under these turning wheels,
this one warm line, a night-blooming vine,
a thing we both can feel.

Lay your hands on the highway.
Look up at the moon.
I'm sending all my love babe,
rolling on to you.

There's nothing above the speed of love,
so put that pedal down.
Sometime tonight, when you get tired,
stop and touch the ground.

Don't go so fast in the Yellowhead pass.
Send your love to Decarie.
My hands are bare. I'm kneeling there
for the love you send to me.

Lay your hands on the highway.
Look up at the moon.
I'm sending all my love babe,
rolling on to you.

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from The Barn Birds, track released December 1, 2012
Jonathan Byrd guitar and vocal
Chris Kokesh vocal

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Jonathan Byrd Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Preacher's kid, Gulf War veteran, award-winning songwriter, Youtuber, teacher, and creativity coach from North Carolina.

“One of the top 50 songwriters of the last 50 years. ” — Chicago Tribune

“...a folk singer with the heart of a rock 'n' roll band.” — K. Oliver, Free Times.
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