Key West Music And Happenings: Manning

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MANNING, Story Behind The Track and Lyrics 

Manning is the story of a trucker from Alabama. who on this
difficult day and age, will get chilly ft along with his bride-to-be. He hops
in his his rig and seeks refuge in a truck cease/bus cease tons of of
miles away in Manning, South Carolina, which is the place the tune
begins. The protagonist explains the place he’s and why he is right here within the
first verse, nonetheless, there’s insecurity concerned and there’s an
apparent battle concerned. He suggests extra like an excuse, that the
truck is damaged down, however is it the truck, or the protagonist? It
seems as if he is mendacity to himself. He eases his rigidity utilizing a
metaphor “.. it is raining down in ‘Bama, however in Manning, it is a
sunny day”

Verse
two, the protagonist justifies his tour away from the alter,
as a result of he is defiant to himself, trying to justify all the pieces.
He is staying in Manning, hanging within the sleeper cab of the truck,
watching television and consuming beer. His life in Alabama is almost
forgotten, suppressed, and much away. Nonetheless, his actions start
haunting him and he wonders if he did the suitable factor? He makes an attempt to
justify his actions, once more with the identical metaphor as the primary verse
“.. it is raining down in ‘Bama, however in Manning, it is a sunny day”,
nonetheless that justification is clearly being eroded.

Verse
three, the protagonist comes out of his delusion and involves his
senses. He realizes that he was being fully senseless for doing
what he did, and is heading again to Alabama and able to take care of
all the various ramifications that will likely be going through him. He ran away from
his life on the expense of his fiance and there are costs that can
have to be paid and there aren’t any ensures. He is able to face them.
On this ultimate verse he reverses the metaphor, right here saying “ ‘Trigger
it is raining right here in Manning, however in ‘Bama, it is a sunny day”)

1

SITTIN’
IN A TRUCK STOP, BUS STOP BROKEN IN MANNING

AND
MANNING’S JUST THE PLACE I OUGHT TO BE

FURTHER
BACK HOME WAY DOWN IN ‘BAMA

THEY’RE
LOOKIN’ AT THEIR WATCHES WONDERING WHAT’S

BECOME
OF ME?

HERE
THERE ARE HOT DOGS ON A ROLLER GRILL

STOCK
CAR MODELS ARE STANDING STILL YET

SOMEWHERE
‘ROUND ‘BAMA THEY’RE WAITING ON MY CALL

IN
MY HEART I FEEL THE PAIN

CEMENT’S
HERE’S GOT TOBBACCO STAINS

BUT
IT’S RAINING DOWN IN ‘BAMA

BUT
IN MANNING IT’S A SUNNY DAY

IN
MANNING IT’S A SUNNY DAY

2

SITTIN’
RIGHT HERE AIN’T GOING NOWHERE IN MANNING

HANGIN’
IN THE SLEEPER WATCHING MY TV

STAY
RIGHT HERETHINK I’LL DRINK A FEW BEERS IN MANNING

BAMA’S
JUST SO FAR AWAY FROM ME

WONDERING
WHY I’M NOT THERE

YEAH
MAYBE I’M JUST ACTING SCARED

AND
‘BAMA’S SO FAR AWAY FROM HERE

CELL
PHONE’S RINGING OFF THE HOOK

E-MAIL
PAGE IS SOLID BOOKED

BUT
IT’S RAINING DOWN IN ‘BAMA

BUT
IN MANNING IT’S A SUNNY DAY

IN
MANNING IT’S A SUNNY DAY


3

MOTOR’S
FIRED UP GUESS I’M HEADIN OUT OF MANNING

CONSCIENCE
GOT THE BETTER PART OF ME

HEADING
BACK HOME GONNA FACE THE MUSIC IN ‘BAMA

I’LL
TAKE IT ON THE CHIN AND GET WHAT’S COMING TO ME

SHE’L
PROBOBLY SLAP ME IN THE FACE

TELL
ME I’M A BIG DISGRACE

YA
KNOW 
BAMA’S
LOOKING BRIGHTER EVERY DAY

I’M
HOPIN’ SHE’LL TAKE ME BACK

CROSS
MY FINGERS SHE’LL CUT ME SLACK

CAUSE
 IT’S RAINING HERE IN MANNING

BUT
IN ‘BAMA, IT’S A SUNNY DAY

IN
‘BAMA, IT’S A SUNNY DAY

©
Christopher R. Rehm BMI

Musicians:

Chris
Rehm –   Vocals, Acoustic guitars, Slide Guitar

Emily
Randle – Violin

Claire
Finley –   Bass

Ericson
Holt –    Keyboards

Randy
Stindt –   Drums

Allen
“Jax” Bowers – Percussion

This
tune is a single launch and is on the market wherever you buy your
music by way of obtain, iTunes, Amazon, CD Child… ex.

Search
“Key West Chris Rehm, Manning”

(Pattern clip)

https://youtu.be/zrNqu-XI5-0 


 

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