Love Was Comin' Through

Quintin Stephens is spearheading an effort to do a Mimi and Richard Fariña tribute album, which he's pitched to Robert Force. I hope we end up doing it - as he mentioned in his e-mail, it could be a new Pacific Rim Dulcimer Project along with bringing more attention to the Farina's music. He asked me what tune I'd be interested in covering and, with no hesitation, I said "The House Un-American Blues Activity Dream." Buddy, we're about to indict.

I began a new song yesterday and finished it today. It's deep. It works on many different levels. Here are the words:

love was comin' through
music and lyrics by Bing Futch

father
what's that you're smoking?
father
I need to know
father
I was only joking
I don't really need anything anymore anyway

father
what is your mission?
father
what was your crime?
mother
got away with murder
I don't really need anything anymore anyway

cause I got love
sweet love I found
she lifts me up
when I am flat on the ground
do you remember
how it felt to you
when love, sweet love, was comin' through

father
left you a message
father
left it on my knees
crosses
make me uncomfortable
I don't really need anything anymore anyway

chorus

instrumental break

father
why should I believe you?
father
where should I begin?
mother
says I need a reminder
I don't really need anything anymore anyway

chorus

father
what's that you're saying?

Easter 2007

Told you it was deep. The music is loosely southern gospel - and I'm working up the charts right now to get some players onto it and working it proper. More to come soon.