Story Behind the Song
Flying back from LA to New Orleans in February, 2001, I was melancholy. I could not get a melody out of my head. As soon as I got home to New Orleans - I wrote it down, arranged and sequenced it. Here it is. I hope you like it.
Lyrics
Shanghai to Seattle
Is a world away
When the jet lifts off the runway,
I will miss you
It doesn't matter where I go
Or where I stay,
I want you here,
I want you near,
I want you now;
Shanghai or Seattle,
I still see you in the clouds,
I reach for you each sunrise
and I search for you in crowds,
It doesn't matter where I go,
Or where I might stay
In Shanghai or Seattle
Well, it's just another day
Flying back to Shanghai,
Maybe then Taipei,
Walking through through the crowded markets,
I will miss you;
I fly away on Friday,
To Saigon and Bombay;
But I want you here,
I want you near;
I want you now;
Shanghai to Seattle
is a lonely state of mind;
I try to find a book to read,
To occupy my time;
But when I fly away from you,
I'm always flying blind;
In Shanghai or Seattle
The music's out of time;
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