I bought a cheap watch from a crazy man
Floating down canal
It doesn’t use numbers or moving hands
It always just says now
Now you may be thinking that I was had
But this watch is never wrong
And If I have trouble the warranty said
Breathe In, Breathe Out, Move On And it rained, It was nothing really new
And it blew, we’ve seen all that before
And it poured, the Earth began to strain
Pontchartrain leaking through the door, tides at war
If a hurricane doesn’t leave you dead
It will make you strong
Don’t try to explain it just nod your head
Breathe In, Breathe Out, Move On And it rained, It was nothing really new
And it blew, seen all that before
And it poured, the Earth began to strain
Pontchartrain buried the 9th Ward to the 2nd floor
According to my watch the time is now
Past is dead and gone
Don’t try to shake it just nod your head
Breathe In, Breathe Out, Move On Don’t try to shake it just bow your head
Breathe In, Breathe Out, Move On
Oh Wow, so nice the sweet blend of voices! Folks may not realize that this song hints at hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. Some of my family (in-laws) were profoundly impacted at the time. They wound up at my home many miles North and West for a couple of months until they could get back to tear out the home interior and rebuild. So why do people go back to a flood-prone area to live again? Has something to do with the idea that the people who live there are family for life, and a bit of the attitude in the song about forgiving the past to move forward. As my Mother-in-law said at the time they arrived at my home, “Well we left everything behind - it’s only stuff, and you can’t take it with ya”. Thankfully, the N.O. Metro area was spared any major impacts this time with T.S. Barry. This is another one they can “move on” from. Btw, Caroline’s life is obviously getting a hefty dose of Americana, and her love for our people is just getting stronger by the tour! Love to ya, Caroline!
Peter Mayer is an pretty underrated guitar player. Mac gets featured a lot on "lead" acoustic in concert live while PM mainly sticks to electric. He friggin rules here on acoustic. And, I gotta say that Jimmy and Caroline Jones blend together very nicely. Beautiful rendition of this great song!