Name: I Am That Man
Duration: P00H04M00S
Description: This song dates back 15 years. I had a catastrophic hard drive failure and the recording session of this (and many others) was lost, until - I found an old iPod touch with stereo MP3 mixes on it. I was able to re-rip to analog, then digital, then add Jim Casson on drums to complete it a decade and a half later.

I Am That Man

from To Be Young Again by N Jay Burr

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Purchasable with gift card

$1 CAD or more
Buy the Full Digital Album

about

This song dates back 15 years. I had a catastrophic hard drive failure and the recording session of this (and many others) was lost, until - I found an old iPod touch with stereo MP3 mixes on it. I was able to re-rip to analog, then digital, then add Jim Casson on drums to complete it a decade and a half later.

lyrics

Lonely road this traveller walks alone
Sound is heard aloud , the wind begins to moan
Leaves upon the barren ground the summer’s come and gone
Frost clings hard, her memory lingers on

You ’ll know that he is tired
Wandering an endless path to a house without a fire
He’ll know this tale’s complete
Light fades from his eyes, no ground beneath his feet
You’ll know that I am that man you can’t see...

Love is blind and often hides obscured
Man meets girl, they fall apart, an ending comes unfurled
Waves wash upon the rocky shore, the boulders turn to sand
She turns her back, but here I’ll always stand

You ’ll know that he is tired
Wandering an endless path to a house without a fire
He’ll know this tale’s complete
Light fades from his eyes, no ground beneath his feet
You’ll know that I am that man you can’t see

credits

from To Be Young Again, released April 7, 2021

license

about

N Jay Burr Hamilton, Ontario

Stories unfold by a professional musician turned songwriter. I play a lot of instruments. In the Covid19 summer and winter of 2020 and 2021, I performed and recorded these songs for my 2 solo albums. I hope you enjoy.

contact / help

Contact N Jay Burr

Streaming and
Download help

Shipping and returns

Report this track or account

If you like N Jay Burr, you may also like:

Strangers
by Jesse Adelman

If you have a fondness for expertly wrought roots-rock with sharp lyrics and aching vocals, look no further—“Strangers” is for you. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 8, 2022
go to album
Why Does The Earth Give Us People To Love?
by Kara Jackson

The folk musician's debut album asks existential questions about life. Bandcamp Album of the Day Apr 17, 2023
go to album
Burns Bright
by Photo Ops

Introspective pop songs with transcendent melodies offer a joyful meditation on staying present in a world that often moves too fast. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 16, 2023
go to album
Halcyon Days
by Kevin Farge

A vibrant vision of "Central Americana" from the Costa Rica-based artist, blending heartland devotionals with playful Tropicália grooves. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 27, 2022
go to album
Tides of a Teardrop
by Watchhouse (formerly Mandolin Orange)

The forthcoming album from Mandolin Orange blends rustic Americana melodies with aching, orchestral arrangements. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 27, 2018
go to album
Trash
by Belaver

Belaver’s “Trash” builds from hushed verses to a big, booming crescendo of a chorus, with lyrics that praise finding beauty in darkness. Bandcamp New & Notable Aug 14, 2018
go to album
Hooky
by This Frontier Needs Heroes

featured on Bandcamp Radio Sep 10, 2013
go to album