Trigger

from Songs Of Serenity by Scott Perry

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My father wrote a poem about Willie Nelson and his beat-up old guitar that I found one day months after he passed away. He had given me his hand-written draft of it, and I knew I needed to work it up into a song. I had a lot to fill in though, as it was short, but the first stanza made a great first verse as is. Willie and my dad were nearly the same age, and he was one of the country greats my father loved and introduced me to (along with Merle, Kris, Waylon, and Johnny Cash). He called it “Ode to Willie Nelson” but I think it’s more about the guitar, which Willie named Trigger way back in 1969, so I changed it to that.

lyrics

Just about the same time
We’ll wear out us two
Just about the same time
No more ballads, no more blues

At least we’ll always know
Just where we started from
Whatever comes
Whatever comes

Yet awhile we’ll linger
Our melodies and song
With our faces floating
Before the happy throng

At least we’ll always know
Just where we started from
Whatever comes
Whatever comes

After all of the things that we've seen & we've
done & the places we've been and the fun
Still the only time that everything was perfect
is when I'm
Playing up on the stage with you
Though the pages will turn & we'll one day be
Through – but till that comes
We’ll just keep on strumming…

Just about the same time
We’ll wear out us two
Just about the same time
No more ballads, no more blues

At least we’ll always know
Just where we started from
Whatever comes
Whatever comes

After all of the things that we've seen & we've
done & the places we've been and the fun
Still the only time that everything was perfect
is when I'm
Playing up on the stage with you
Though the pages we're turning will one day be
Through – but till that comes
We’ll just keep on strumming…

Others come along to - carry on the show
Just about the same time
We’ll take our act --
-- and go.

credits

from Songs Of Serenity, released September 8, 2017
© 2017 Scott Perry (SOCAN/BMI)
Recorded at Echoplant Studios, Coquitlam BC
Engineered by Matt Di Pomponio
Mixed by Adrian Buckley
Mastered by Craig Waddell at Gotham City
Scott Perry: Vocals, Guitars
Eric Lefebvre: Bass, Vocals
Derek Macdonald: Keyboards, Vocals
Adrian Buckley: Drums, Vocals
Graham Myrfield: Vocals
Scott Fletcher: Slide guitar

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Scott Perry Vancouver, British Columbia

“Where acoustic meets electric.” A singer-songwriter in the vintage mold of the 70s, Scott Perry launched The EastVangelicals with Songs of Serenity (2017) and Follow UP (2018), all about home, nostalgia, and love.
Suite:Dreams (2020) tells the story of a relationship in ten lovesongs.

His latest, Folks Songs (Aug 2022) treats the loss of parents: processing grief, and celebrating their lives. ... more

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