From the recording Be Good To Yourself - The Music
This revision of an obscure Robin Trower song will satisfy all who ponder what would happen if Mark Knopfler sang with Pink Floyd. Spatial guitars shimmer. Mellotron and Hammond organ bewitch. And Mike Strauss’s narrative vocal inspires astonished double-takes that bring a surreal touch to this tale of life unraveling. Weightless guitar solos by Rob Slater (first) and Joe Louis DeFacto (last) are marvels. The ending punctuation will make you smile.
Composer: Robin Trower
Ed Bumgardner- bass
Rob Slater- electric guitars
Gino Grandinetti- electric 6- and 12-string (Leslie) guitar
Chris Garges- drums
Doug Davis- Mellotron and Fender Rhodes samples, Hammond C3 organ
Mike Strauss- lead vocal
Produced by Chris Garges, Ed Bumgardner, and Rob Slater
Recorded and mixed by Chris Garges at Old House House Studio, Charlotte, NC
Mastered by Scott Craggs at Old Colony Mastering, Scituate, RI
Vinyl lacquer master cut by Jeff Powell at Take-Out Vinyl, Memphis, TN
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Lyrics
Feel like I been stretched out
All the way down the road
Hard to pull the best out
From the pain I chose
I know things don’t always work out
And life sure teaches you how to adjust
But I had dreams that shone like diamonds
Run through my hands like so much dust
Well my wine turned back to water
Still won’t quench my thirst
No strength of will can honor
What some called the voodoo curse
There’s times when I was lying
Now I’m satisfied to make a crust
I had dreams that shone like diamonds
Run through my hands like so much dust
Long days drifted down
Towards the starting place
The scars from all I found
Showed clearly on my face
I know bad things can happen
And I know sometimes they come at you in a rush
I had dreams that shone like diamonds
Run through my hands like so much dust