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Late Night Ramble

from The Day Deserved by Doug Hoekstra

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about

This a late night conversation between friends, she is one of those people who takes risks, standing at the edge, in a world that doesn’t understand. She pays for it, sometimes, but that’s still where she wants to be. The song alludes to some of the things she is going through, but ultimately, for her, feeling of any kind is where it’s at, even when it’s a rough ride. The narrator is simply there to listen and try and sympathize with her point of view.

Spent a lot of time working on composing the musical changes for this one, it’s subtle, but there is the verse, the b verse, the chorus, the bridge, all necessary in terms of creating the mood and building the song. It’s live really, with keyboard and clarinet added later. My son, Jude plays the clarinet, which was a great moment for me, first time he’s been on one of my tracks. Funny thing about that was I scored part of the tune and just had him improve on another part, and his ideas were probably better than mine, which just goes to show.

lyrics

Late Night Ramble

She’s got blue marks
From falling off her bike
Wears a patch to stop the smoking
There’s a dude she likes
Who’ll take her out to dinner
On a date if she quits first
I saw her two weeks later
Her cough was sounding worse

She smiled like no tomorrows
Bit down harder on her nails
Sitting close together
Our feet upon the rail
Searching for the words
There was nothing I could do
To give her what she needed
To start her life anew

Late night ramble
In this, in this
Late night ramble

She wore long sleeves
And hats in mid-July
Moving like the wind
The saddest pair of eyes
Steady and unblinking
As if every tear she cried
Soaked into the pillow
Never left to dry

Late night ramble
In this, in this
Late night ramble

Sirens passed us by
She made the sign of the cross
The radio filled with static
Somewhere a child was lost
In a field full of maiden grass
Confidence at bay
Some words last forever
And only later resonate

At home at night, in darkness
The blade catches candlelight
A couple go to bed and
Try to stop the time
Some people skate the surface
Others go just deep enough
To feel any kind of feeling
That isn’t mindless and numb

Late night ramble
In this, in this, in this
Late night ramble

credits

from The Day Deserved, released April 30, 2021
Chris Benelli – drums
Dave Coleman – lead guitar
Doug Hoekstra – rhythm guitars, organ, vocals
Jude Hoekstra - clarinet
Paul Slivka – bass

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Doug Hoekstra Nashville, Tennessee

Doug Hoekstra’s singular musical persona sets sympathetic narratives against understated vocals, memorable melodies, and subtle but unexpected arrangement turns. His albums have earned Nashville Music Award and Independent Music Award nominations, a bevy of top 10 list appearances, and a reputation as a “songwriter’s songwriter” (CMJ Music Monthly). "The Day Deserved" due out Spring 2021 ... more

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