Lost Highway by Genevieve Marentette
“Lost Highway” - is a timeless country tune written in 1948 by blind balladeer Leon Payne and made popular by Hank Williams, Jeff Buckley, Willie Nelson and others. A secular gospel ballad of hope with a confessional lyric, re-gendered and reclaimed for all women.
Like countless musicians who have lost their livelihood and are drifting along the lost highway, the metaphor is richer now than ever. Existential and covid angst distilled into a hopeful hymn, a whispered rebuke against the dying light - a commitment to the artistic path. Reuben Maan
Tracklist
| 1. | Lost Highway | 3:53 |
Lyrics
Lyric (Leon Payne, as sung by Gigi)
I'm a rolling stone, all alone and lost
For a life of sin I have paid the cost
When I pass by all the people say
Just another gal on the lost highway
Just a deck of cards and a jug of wine
And a lovers lies breaks a life like mine
On the day we met I went astray
I started rolling down that lost highway
When I was just a girl, nearly 22
Neither good nor bad, just a kid like you
And now I'm lost
It's too late to pray
Lord I take a cost on the lost highway
Now boys don't start to rambling around
On this road of sin are you sorrow bound?
Take my advice, or you'll curse the day
You started rolling down that lost highway
Credits
Genevieve Marentette: Vocals & Production
Leon Payne: Composer, lyricist
Mastered by Ron Skinner
Photo: Cheryl Jean at Dragonfly Farm
Lost Highway
By Leon Payne
Copyright Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music
Licensed to Genevieve through Easy Song Licensing
License
All rights reserved.Tags
Singing professionally under her mother's wing since age 5, Gigi sings with a rawness and soul that one might attribute to a unique hippy parentage and her teenage exposure to the Detroit music scene. She's known primarily for her fearless live approach to song interpretation and her many diverse recordings and collaborations. She's found in Toronto, Detroit, Hong Kong and Berlin.