I've worked all across Wyoming for the last several years, doing wildlife research. This song came on one morning as I was driving home, and I ended up absolutely speechless due to how he captured the feel of life out here.
Once upon a time I was in a medically induced coma after removal of part of my right lung thanks to a 2-pack a day habit. Once they brought me out of the coma and I started remembering dreams I had, not sure if it was in the coma or right after. But one of the dreams was I was in the hospital in rural Wyoming, I'm from Utah and at the time lived in Arizona, I remember looking out the window at the highway at night in the dream, I saw all the semi-truck lights off in the distance coming towards me, hundreds of them. That's about all I remember other than the smell of Burger King. Three years later my sister introduced me to James McMurtry's music. When I heard Lights of Cheyenne I was in shock, this line was my dream. "As the diesels come grinding on up from the plains, All bunched up like pearls on a string". Still makes me wonder how things work out in life. I've gotten to see James a dozen or so times and always look forward to hearing this song.
I've worked all across Wyoming for the last several years, doing wildlife research. This song came on one morning as I was driving home, and I ended up absolutely speechless due to how he captured the feel of life out here.
I saw James McMurtry years ago not knowing that many of his songs, and this one absolutely blew me away.
Once upon a time I was in a medically induced coma after removal of part of my right lung thanks to a 2-pack a day habit. Once they brought me out of the coma and I started remembering dreams I had, not sure if it was in the coma or right after. But one of the dreams was I was in the hospital in rural Wyoming, I'm from Utah and at the time lived in Arizona, I remember looking out the window at the highway at night in the dream, I saw all the semi-truck lights off in the distance coming towards me, hundreds of them. That's about all I remember other than the smell of Burger King.
Three years later my sister introduced me to James McMurtry's music. When I heard Lights of Cheyenne I was in shock, this line was my dream. "As the diesels come grinding on up from the plains, All bunched up like pearls on a string". Still makes me wonder how things work out in life. I've gotten to see James a dozen or so times and always look forward to hearing this song.
Deep poetry intertwined with a wonderful guitar!
Master story teller
So exquisitely himself and given to all our collective stories to be woven together….❤
James is such an underrated artist! This is my favorite song from him
Agreed indeed
It doesn't get more real than this.
"I don't have it in me to make one more stand."
Every song, a short story or even a novella. Absolutely brilliant song writer.
Don't have the nature for that kind of work. Such a stunning piece, one of my favorites from James! 😍😋
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stunning ..
Such a treat, thank you
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