American Flyer

from Gaining on You by Tony Scheuren

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Over and over the wheel just keeps on turning
Like a roller-coaster train moving us on an on
Getting closer and closer/looking high and low
For a destination/A place we might call home

Now it’s gone too far and you can’t go back
There ain’t no road and there ain’t no tracks
All that’s left is to face the fact
That you can’t turn it round
Cause you’ve got to find a little piece of ground

All the sights and sounds surrounding you
Have this feeling all their own
It seems that all your senses have you fooled
From time to time/you’ve got a one-way ticket
To go by/go on and use it while you can
There’s a whole lot of people who would change
Their places with you if they had the chance

Keep it moving wherever it leads you to
Wherever it’s going it’s bound to keep on
Growing inside of you/Lifting you higher
Higher and higher/Just like a white fire
Burning inside of you

Well you’ve gone too far and you can’t turn back
There ain’t no road and there ain’t no tracks
All that’s left is to face the fact
That you can’t look behind you
Cause somewhere along the line
Your fortune will find you
Fortune will find you

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from Gaining on You, released May 6, 2003
All vocals and instruments by Tony Scheuren

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Tony Scheuren Hingham, Massachusetts

When Tony died at the age of 45, his family home contained a trunk holding nearly two hundred reel-to-reel tapes. These tapes contain more than fifty songs Tony had written, arranged, and recorded on multi-track. He performed all the vocals and played all the instruments. Tony's family is archiving this musical legacy, a part of which has been released on "Gaining on You". ... more

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