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"Boulder to Birmingham" | The Life & Songs of Emmylou Harris
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Upcoming Concerts for Emmylou Harris, Buddy Miller, Mavis Staples, Shawn Colvin, The Milk Carton Kids, Chris Hillman, Herb Pedersen, Holly Williams, Chris Coleman, Trampled By Turtles, Lucinda Williams, Rodney Crowell, Lee Ann Womack, John Starling, Daniel Lanois, Iron & Wine, Shovels & Rope, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Vince Gill, Patty Griffin, Conor Oberst, Martina McBride, Sheryl Crow, Kris Kristofferson, Alison Krauss, Steve Earle & Sara Watkins

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Emmylou Harris
Emmylou Harris
Performer
Buddy Miller
Buddy Miller
Performer
Mavis Staples
Mavis Staples
Performer
Shawn Colvin
Shawn Colvin
Performer
The Milk Carton Kids
The Milk Carton Kids
Performer
Chris Hillman
Chris Hillman
Performer
Herb Pedersen
Herb Pedersen
Performer
Holly Williams
Holly Williams
Performer
Chris Coleman
Chris Coleman
Performer
Trampled By Turtles
Trampled By Turtles
Performer
Lucinda Williams
Lucinda Williams
Performer
Rodney Crowell
Rodney Crowell
Performer
Lee Ann Womack
Lee Ann Womack
Performer
John Starling
John Starling
Performer
Daniel Lanois
Daniel Lanois
Performer
Iron & Wine
Iron & Wine
Performer
Shovels & Rope
Shovels & Rope
Performer
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Performer
Vince Gill
Vince Gill
Performer
Patty Griffin
Patty Griffin
Performer
Conor Oberst
Conor Oberst
Performer
Martina McBride
Martina McBride
Performer
Sheryl Crow
Sheryl Crow
Performer
Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson
Performer
Alison Krauss
Alison Krauss
Performer
Steve Earle
Steve Earle
Performer
Sara Watkins
Sara Watkins
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Emmylou Harris
Emmylou Harris
Songwriter
B. Danoff
B. Danoff
Composer

Lyrics

I don't want to hear a love song
I got on this airplane just to fly
And I know there's life below me
But all that it can show me is the prairie and the sky
And I don't want to hear a sad story
Full of heartbreak and desire
The last time I felt like this
I was in the wilderness and the canyon was on fire
And I stood on the mountain
In the night and I watched it burn
I watched it burn, I watched it burn
I would rock my soul in the bosom of Abraham
I would hold my life in his saving grace
I would walk all the way from Boulder to Birmingham
If I thought I could see, I could see your face
Well, you really got me this time
And the hardest part is knowing I'll survive
I have come to listen for the sound
Of the trucks as they move down out on ninety five
And pretend that it's the ocean
Coming down to wash me clean, to wash me clean
Baby, do you know what I mean
I would rock my soul in the bosom of Abraham
I would hold my life in his saving grace
I would walk all the way from Boulder to Birmingham
If I thought I could see, I could see your face
If I thought I could see, I could see your face
Written by: Bill Danoff, Emmylou Harris

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