Beyond The Iron Gate

Richard Shindell Beyond The Iron Gate written by Richard Shindell Larry Campbell Guitar,Bouzouki,Fiddle,Mandolin,Pedal Steel Dave Richards Bass Frank Vilardi Percussion, Drums Radoslav Lorkovic Piano, Accordion, Harmonium, Organ Lucy Kaplansky harmony First warm day in all these months All the sunlight made me drunk Made me feel like I could run Made me feel like I was young So I went out all on my own I told no one where'd I'd go Anyway I did not know I only knew I had to go Out beyond the iron gate Out there where you said you'd wait Gotten used to living here Call it habit call it fear Though I had glanced your way for years Til today I'd never dared But it was easy slipping through Easy as the morning dew That lingers til the afternoon And rises back into the blue Out beyond the iron gate Out there where you said you'd wait SOLO There you were right by my side Reaching down to lift me high I held on with all my might Held on to a world made right Out beyond the iron gate Out there where you said you'd wait I heard voices all around Someone lifted off the shroud I saw my children gather round Now I will tell them what I found Out beyond the iron gate Out there where you said you'd wait SOLO From Richard Shindell "Reunion Hill" Shanachie Records 1997