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"Just Passing Through" sounds a bit Fleetwood Mackish to me, which is good. It chugs along nicely.
I wrote this one, tune and lyrics, in the early Summer of 1990 as I was drowning in credit card debt, contemplating living in my car. I thought, "Well, maybe I can just drop out and live like a hippie, following my bliss." Never did get around to giving up, though.
The hopeful notes this song hits get smashed flat by the "I'm gonna die and so are you someday" mallet in the bridge. Very pretty riff though. Yearning sound to it.
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"Just Passing Through" [vonHummer]
Don’t worry bout me, I’m just passing through, This moment isn’t the rest of my life, I’m not doing everything that I’ll ever do, If you feel ill at ease with my lifestyle, that’s up to you, but I sleep on your couch with the knowledge I’m just passing through…
Don’t worry bout me, I’m just passing through, This aint the end of the line for me: just a rest stop along the route, if you seek someone stable, hey good for you, “stable” won’t hold my horses too long: I’m just passing through.
Only one small major difference between me and you: I realize today might see my last sunrise: I’m just passing through…
Don’t worry bout me, I’m just passing through, If worrying ever helped anyone, hell I’d worry, too…So take a turn tryin’ to tell me your own “ thing or two,” I’ll understand that you’re too sad to say “Happy Trails!” ...I’m just passing through.
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