Hear the music play
And hear the people say
She will be a star
She has to go real far
She’s a captive dancer in the wings
Waiting for her call
But she’s still a child
And nothing more at all
I’d love to take her hand
Be the leading man
Hold her in the air
And bring her down with care
She’s a captive dancer in the wings
Waiting for her call
But she’s still a child
And nothing more at all
(Solo)
Hear the music play
And hear the people say
She will be a star
She has to go real far
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Notes: In my senior year of high school I worked for the Lynwood Children's Theater as a tech and set builder. I was always in the wings, or running the lights or sound during shows. Often I'd take my Gibson Blueridge guitar to the theater and play it because the stage and dressing rooms sounded so echoey.
During one production, I remember this talented girl who had a very small dancing part, but had to wait for a long time in the wings nervously for her specific entrance time. I found it more entertaining to watch her waiting then to watch what was going on in the show. I had this fantasy of how it would be great if I was the lead male dancer and could hold her up in the air and spin her around like I'd seen done on tv. The only problem was, she was much younger than me (too young to ask out) and I couldn't dance without falling over my own feet.
So, I tuned my Gibson up to Open-G tuning (GGDGBD) and this song came out as I played in the dressing room after the show. The lyrics are very simple, but the guitar parts are fairly complex and basically the soundtrack to a dance I envisioned performing in my mind.
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Flute: Paul Carman
Percussion: Larry Vineyard
Bass, Guitars, Vocals: Joey Latimer
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