The concert crowd pleaser, “Yellow Wood,” is this month’s featured song. In this tune, I play off of the famous Robert Frost poem, “The Road Not Taken,” and add to that a pun for good measure. The choice before the subject is about how to process a relationship that has been misleading and confusing. The realization is that the road of disappointment need not be inevitable. At any point, one can return to the decision spot to regroup, reboot, stand tall, and choose instead the road which beckons a deeper authenticity; the road less traveled. It’s worth it for, as Mr. Frost indicated, such a choice can make all the difference. You can listen to “Yellow Wood” on my website. It is the ninth track on the “Calling Deep” album: http://www.tammywinn.com/music/a/calling_deep May you be inspired!
Yellow Wood
© Tammy Winn
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
And there you stood before my eyes
I trusted you as you took my hand
But your promised land was in disguise
Woah oh, yellow wood
Four steps down your push-pull path
I headed back to the base
It’s not up to me to rule you out
But I’m all about saving face
Oh woah oh, yellow wood
Yellow wood; I won’t
Honey, you know I want to walk with you
But I’ve been there before
Yellow wood; I can’t
Baby, I’m gonna have to pass
Hold out for a love that lasts
As I should
Yellow wood
I tried to reconcile the past
It didn’t last; I’m back to blue
I’m gonna try and let it go
What I know about you
Woah oh, yellow wood
You seem to fail to recognize
All the lies your actions said
It’s hard for me to clearly see
That part of me could be misled
Oh woah oh, yellow wood
Yellow wood; I won’t
Honey, you know I want to walk with you
But I’ve been there before
Yellow wood; I can’t
Baby, I’m gonna have to pass
Hold out for a love that lasts
As I should
Yellow wood
I am the road less traveled by
In time you will see
The fulfillment that you jeopardized
By your hypocrisy……………….
Yellow wood; I won’t
Honey, you know I want to walk with you
But I’ve been there before
Yellow wood; I can’t
Baby, I’m gonna have to pass
Hold out for a love that lasts
As I should
Yellow wood