Borderline - Brian Ledford

Recorded at The Brewery Recording Company, Seattle, WA; October 2008 – February 2009, except, Hammond and Pedal Steel recorded at The Trackshack, Seattle, WA, November 2009. Produced and Engineered by Matt Brown Assistant Engineer Tracy Winjum Mixed at Avast! Studios, February 2009 by Matt Brown Mastering by Golden Mastering Brian Ledford –Vocals, Acoustic Guitar Backing Vocals–Zoe Muth Hammond B3–Wayne Horvitz Pedal Steel– Jon Hyde Bass– Keith Lowe Drums– Andy Roth Lyrics James is going to Canada To cast his eyes at the edge of the world And walk right on up to heaven With laughing eyes and cowboy smile Driving across that long Red River bridge My sisters and I hold our breath while daddy counts down the mile Flying above our heads, a long line of blackbirds float Like a funeral ribbon caught up by the wind But James is going to Canada Where endless white stretches to the horizon Welcomes him home like some ageless friend With arms held wide And there’s nothing between the Canadian Shield and the Oklahoma line But a string of blown down barbed wire fences Chances are James saw all that he needed to As he was taking flight We return across that borderline There’s silence in this car but for the prairie wind outside And mother gives us a sign Sometimes it’s OK to be afraid But there are many miles left to drive And there’s nothing between the Canadian Shield and the Oklahoma line But a string of blown down barbed wire fences Chances are James saw all that he needed to As he was taking flight