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Outside the City

from Songs of Wanderlust by The Ram

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This song alludes to Springsteen’s poetic introduction to Western Stars. It’s my heart, torn from my chest, still beating because of its deep connection to my family. The beautiful woman crying, is my grandmother Dorothy. The last time I held her was in coastal North Carolina on the night before I flew back to California with my then young family 15 years ago. She knew what I did not, called me to her room before bed, held me, and just wept. Tears flow thinking about that night, while at the same time, I smile with everything I have knowing how lucky I was to have her as a grandmother.

A few weeks after I was back to life and work in California I received news of her passing. All of us were devastated, but knew it was not a life to be mourned but to be celebrated. She lived to over 100, maintaining her excellent wit and humor all the way to the end. I can still feel her. I can still hear her. She was my girl. We’d spend so much time laughing, and smiling with each other. Here eyes always said, ‘I love you boy’ without even having to say anything.

She is where I am from. When I feel her presence, I am always home.

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About an hour, hour outside the city
You can start, start to hear the countryside
Sounds nothing like guns, let me tell you son
Sounds just like a beautiful woman crying

Yeah baby if you listen, listen closely
Can't you hear, can't you hear the tears flowing from her eyes
Like a rain it keep on, keep on, keep on blowing
Just blowing, blowing down the mountain side

When she comes to embrace you
Got to heed, heed that call son
If you try to ignore it
Deep down, it's going to burn you up

Life will never ever quite be the same
When you learn to hear the wind call your name
Beck and call to you
And your heart Lord, tells you, the winds speaks the gospel truth
Yes your heart tells you, the winds speaks the gospel truth

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from Songs of Wanderlust, released October 20, 2023

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The Ram is a traveling singer-songwriter based out of North County San Diego, CA. Part of traveling means we play with musicians from all walks of life and exposure to all sorts of different genres, styles, and instrumentation. It's the pure freedom a songwriter needs to pivot, working with a collective of musical talent as opposed to managing a working band in a specific genre or class of music. ... more

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