Acoustic Folk Art 1, Track 10, 02:01
Virtual Retreat
Some folks head for the golf course
Others head for home
Sometimes I go to the movies
On the back row all alone
Transform my mind into the set
Just walk across that line
Find myself a different soul
Somewhere else in time
I’m not asking for much
Just a chance to rest my mind
From the troubles in my world
All the hassles that are mine
I admit that I carefully
Premeditate each crime
My cerebral transformation
Two hours at a time
I ask for your forgiveness
I confess to you this vice
I hope this explanation
Somehow will suffice
My feet are firmly grounded
In present reality
I always will return
From my virtual retreat
I’m not asking for much
Just a chance to rest my mind
From the troubles in my world
All the hassles that are mine
I admit that I carefully
Premeditate each crime
My cerebral transformation
Two hours at a time
Some folks head for the golf course
Others head for home
Sometimes I go to the movies
On the back row all alone
Some folks head for the golf course
Others head for home
Sometimes I go to the movies
On the back row all alone
Transform my mind into the set
Just walk across that line
Find myself a different soul
Somewhere else in time
I’m not asking for much
Just a chance to rest my mind
From the troubles in my world
All the hassles that are mine
I admit that I carefully
Premeditate each crime
My cerebral transformation
Two hours at a time
I ask for your forgiveness
I confess to you this vice
I hope this explanation
Somehow will suffice
My feet are firmly grounded
In present reality
I always will return
From my virtual retreat
I’m not asking for much
Just a chance to rest my mind
From the troubles in my world
All the hassles that are mine
I admit that I carefully
Premeditate each crime
My cerebral transformation
Two hours at a time
Some folks head for the golf course
Others head for home
Sometimes I go to the movies
On the back row all alone
Song Notes
When I was younger I would on occasion go to see a movie by myself as a way to sidestep reality for a couple of hours. It's interesting how the brain works. Everyone seems to need a way to step away from the ordinary in our lives now and then. Some find destructive ways to do this and some find constructive and I suppose many of us do both. Songwriting is kind of the same thing in some ways. Each tune is a trip to somewhere even if I'm just journaling through my head to see what I can find in there.
When I was younger I would on occasion go to see a movie by myself as a way to sidestep reality for a couple of hours. It's interesting how the brain works. Everyone seems to need a way to step away from the ordinary in our lives now and then. Some find destructive ways to do this and some find constructive and I suppose many of us do both. Songwriting is kind of the same thing in some ways. Each tune is a trip to somewhere even if I'm just journaling through my head to see what I can find in there.
Song Credits
Words and music by Mark Lehnhoff [1993]
Guitar and Vocals: Mark Lehnhoff
Cello: Peter Grimes
Piano: Josh Woods
Recorded and mixed by Josh Woods, J2 Music Productions, Louisa, Virginia
Produced by Josh Woods and Mark Lehnhoff
Album Artwork: Rob Hatem
Copyright 1993, 2017
Lester Chester Music, LLC
All Rights Reserved
Words and music by Mark Lehnhoff [1993]
Guitar and Vocals: Mark Lehnhoff
Cello: Peter Grimes
Piano: Josh Woods
Recorded and mixed by Josh Woods, J2 Music Productions, Louisa, Virginia
Produced by Josh Woods and Mark Lehnhoff
Album Artwork: Rob Hatem
Copyright 1993, 2017
Lester Chester Music, LLC
All Rights Reserved