One Of Them Nights Robert Marr Song Stories
Big Land – My grandfather was born in Scotland. After
marrying and having two sons, he took off to America
to work on his dream, to become a US citizen, and
provide the best for his family. This is his story.
Everybody’s Headin’ Somewhere – If you have something
you want to do, don’t put it off. Get after it,
without hesitation, because before you know it, the
opportunity may have passed you by. Shoulda, Coulda,
Woulda are not good words.
Fair Weather Man – I hate the cold, and everything
that goes along with it. I’m a Texas boy. What the
hell am I doing in the north?
Amsterdam – I had to travel to Europe for business. It
was exciting at one time to do that, but that
fascination ended several trips ago. The 8-hour flight
is a real burden any more. One time, those sitting
next to me were a woman and her two daughters. We
talked the entire way to Amsterdam. The time between
take off and touchdown was a total blur. The best
short flight I ever took.
Foolish Child – What the heck is the Irish conflict
all about? I don’t get it, but I haven’t lived it,
either. In this story, a young boy is discussing his
desire to go play with some new potential friends, and
the father is explaining why he can’t.
You Ain’t Got It Bad Blues – I know of two real-life
occurrences of this story. A woman talks her husband
into buying her a new set of upper protuberances, if
you get my drift. The husband is actually excited
about the possibility of seeing them. However, the
woman has something else in mind, such as walking out
on his sorry posterior.
I Took A Chance – I’m not completely sure what this
means, except possibly, no matter what experiences, or
material things you have had, and consider important,
you really don’t have squat until you have a
meaningful relationship with the love of your life.
Beijing – Here we go with this traveling thing. There
was a chance I was going to have to go to China on
business. I hated the thought because it takes almost
forever to get there. Then I remembered that China is
the world’s leading producer of stringed instruments.
I could go there without one, buy one, and have a good
time pickin’ and grinnin’ at the Wall.
Let Yourself Go – A friend of mine says that he can’t
write a song. This is a guy who has been around this
planet for at least as long as I have. He has
thousands of stories sequestered within. You just have
to find a way to get them out. You just have to let
yourself go.
Tearin’ ‘Em Down – The American mentality is to
demolish what is, for what will be, seldom preserving
evidence of time. In Europe, and other parts of the
world, architecture is not only preserved, but is
constantly undergoing restoration to make sure it is
available for future generations to enjoy. I know
which philosophy I like.
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