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White Hats and Wild Times

from Songs to Get You From Here to There by Wes Weddell

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When the traffic is stuck
And the weather is ‘yuck’
You start thinking of running away
So you lay down your suit
And you step in your boots,
And you saddle your dreams one fine day
And head north just a bit
And west further yet
Till you come to the valley below
And you settle it down
And you ride into town
Hoping you’ll find what you know

In the movies you saw
Through the dust and the drawl
And the struggle to win on your own
A new way of life
With white hats and wild times
Where the heroes are made and not born
And a day’s work is hard
But a night at the bar
Gives you all of the romance you crave
And when life gets you down
You can beat out of town
And wind your own way down the trail

A song and a story
Can help you get from here to there
But you ain’t the only one, dear

Now your roof keeps you dry
And the well gets you by,
And the fences will stand by themselves
You can watch what you wish
With a miniature dish,
And your download speed rivals the best
And the narrative’s great
But your life doesn’t wait
And your legacy starts to roll on
Toward the sunset you ride
In a new four-wheel-drive
Singing: “Hey, Debbie, let’s go on home”

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from Songs to Get You From Here to There, released December 6, 2006
WW: guitars, vocal, bass
Erin Clancy: duet vocal
Bob Antone: fiddle
David Bush: drums

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Wes Weddell Seattle, Washington

For the past twenty years, Wes Weddell has worked multiple shifts in the engine room of Seattle’s roots music scene as frontman, sideman, writer, teacher, and community-builder. "Always heartfelt and well-constructed" ("Seattle Weekly"), listeners have come to expect Weddell's songs to "speak for themselves" ("No Depression"). ... more

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