If I listened long enough to you
I'd find a way to believe that it's all true
Knowing that you lied straight faced while I cried
Still I look to find a reason to believe
Someone like you makes it hard to live
Without somebody else
Someone like you makes it easy to give
Never think of myself
If I gave you time to change my mind
I'd find a way to leave the past behind
Knowing that you lied straight-faced while I cried
Still I look to find a reason to believe...
--lyrics from the song, Reason to Believe by Tim Hardin
--lyrics from the song, Reason to Believe by Tim Hardin
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I took these photos last week while on the road to Texas--a state I'd never visited before. It was a very long road trip through parts of old Route 66 and smaller state highways where bits of the old and forgotten were everywhere. On the trip back, this quiet radio program called Hand Crank Radio in Arkansas played a song written and sung by Tim Hardin and somehow, the passing scenery paired with his sweet sadness stayed with me long after it ended. So I'm including it to go along with this little series.
This started out hopeful, but went downhill fast. A very sad song. I hope you are only quoting as an observer, not one who lives in it.
ReplyDeleteThank you Sandi,--yes the song was very sad and so was much of the scenery...just felt like the deep countryside is littered with the ghosts of so many hopes and dreams
Deletethanks to share your road trip,i hope to travel on route 66 one day... great soundtrack too.. ew :)
ReplyDeletehi ew! i think you would like route 66 very much, it's very very long (it goes all the way to california) and so I haven't even seen half of it! but its really fun and interesting...glad you like the song too-- a road trip's not a road trip without music :)))
Deletevery interesting photos...so different from the usual city photos. i had to check out tim hardin. found out that he was the one who wrote 'if i were a carpenter' which was a very popular song in those days. :)
ReplyDeletethank you George, very glad you liked this series--and happy you looked up Tim Hardin too--i knew the song 'reason to believe' from the rod stewart version and didn't know tim hardin wrote and sang it at until i heard it on the radio on that program...
DeleteWhat an original proposition. I love it and pictures are all very good. But the son is very melancholic
ReplyDeletethank you so much kwarkito, i do think the song is very melancholic but i liked it so much when i heard it because the countryside seemed so lonesome...
ReplyDeletemy apologies for taking so long to reply to your thoughtful comment, i have been so busy these last two months i haven't had time to visit my own blog... i hope to make an update very soon