Absaroka Air

I've been letting things slide by me,

And I've been trying too hard to get by too easy.

But this morning when my room was only sunshine,
I think I finally made up my mind.

I'm headed back home again, on this empty highway.

I'm gonna take in that clear Absaroka air,

And let it take my breath away.

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I've had a hard time believing

In all things that give me life.

So I've been tryin' to find some meaning.

Some words of wisdom to move my wrongs into rights.

And if faith can move a mountain,

Tell me what's going to move my faith?

But I believe in that clear Absaroka air,

Because it takes my breath away.

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Can you ever go home again,

And find who you were back then?

Will I find the strength to remember,

All the things I came back for?

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I've been letting things slide by me,

And I've been trying too hard to get by too easy.

But this morning when my room was only sunshine,

I think I finally made up my mind.

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Chris & Johnny/Storyhill

From the Clearing Album

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This is one of my top five favorite songs of all time. And for some reason it called to me tonight, beckoning out, surrounding it's melodies in my memories of a very special place for me. I've been struggling with the message in this song for awhile now, just wondering if it might indeed be time to head home. To find that piece of me that has been missing for so long. Questions of who was I back then compared to now have been haunting me and something feels like this might be my chance to break free and finally find who I am to be.

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The Absaroka mountains are real, and it has been way too long since I have been there. Maybe that's where I could find some clarity? I'm going to try my darnedest to make it there this summer, because it's true... I just need some Absaroka air.