Time to Move Forward is a song about knowing when it's time to go.
I didn't realize it until I heard @kcflowers sing it, but it must have bubbled up from my long time favorite To Live is to Fly (which I heard first from the Cowboy Junkies a long time back, when I only knew Townes van Zandt's name from another of their songs.) Kathy sent me a snippet of music and the first two verses tumbled into place.
This is the final song from the Album Get to Yes which Kathy recorded during FAWM. This was a huge deal for us, since up til now we've just written songs together and passed recordings back and forth in email. Now we've got a link to share with our parents and kids when they ask what it is we're doing with all our time. Here's the link to the Album: https://soundcloud.com/nancy-cunningham-2/sets/get-to-yes-collection-of-songs
Time to Move Forward
Written by Nancy Cunningham and Kathy Klopp
Performed by Kathy Klopp
Horseback on the grassland
Bright sun on the plains
Time to move forward
Take hold of the reins
Night watch from the crow's nest
Spy glass on the spray
Time to move forward
Criss crossing the waves
No need for turning back again
What more can you say
Get moving on down the road
Time's getting, time's getting away
You gotta make your getaway
Headline on the main stage
Sign shirts for the fans
Time to move forward
All night in the van
Another night driving the van
No need for turning back again
What more can you say
Get moving on down the road
Time's getting, Time's getting away
You gotta make your get away
Bridge
One more bridge to cross
It's what we do
It's true for all of us
It's not just you
Chorus
No need for turning back again
What more can you say
Get moving on down the road
Time's getting, Time's getting away
You gotta make your getaway
@timfatchen Mar 2022
Light and forward looking. That's a very summery progression for the verses.
@sailingmagpie Mar 2022
An really enjoyable little slice of Americana. I particularly like the lyrics to the opening verse.
@kahlo2013 Mar 2022
Great road song - the change up between sections work well. The listen was a great journey!
@ductapeguy Mar 2022
Nice reflection on life on the road.
@rayboneor Feb 2022
Great vocal on this one, sweet and gruff by turns. It's an interesting lyric, in that it takes on the theme of getting away and moving on in various realms. Time is indeed moving on, let's all get a couple more songs by Monday :)