"Alison & Me" genre: Folk
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	CD: Coffee House Rounds   Label: Eastboundtrain Productions Credits: Beth Miller, music and lyrics
	Story Behind the Song A road song inspired by a spontaneous hitch-hiking trip I took with my friend Alison while living in Banff. Of course, there's much more to the story than the song can share, but I think it captures the mood of living lots/working little, travelling, skiing, being in the mountains at the age of 19 or 20 - a highly recommended experience. Lyrics Alison and Me I'm sitting on a mountain in Banff, Alberta Riding in a truck with a friend I hardly know It was good of you to buy me that beer when I was broke You were kind to love me when I was all alone Don't let the wind blow you away until you're ready to go It was a very good day as we headed on to the highway We were going somewhere we hadn't been before We made ourselves a sign at work And headed out the door Our Somewhere or Bust Please, Going Anywhere sign Don't let the wind blow you away Friend of mine First ride we received took us down to Lake Louise We'd been that way before so we said there's more to see Before long we we're riding in an eighteen wheeler rig With Willie on the box and Marv behind the wheel Riding through the mountains, Listening to the CB We were wondering where the wind was going to take us Alison and me We dropped Marv's load near Seattle I hadn't been that way before I hoped I wouldn't be missed at work If I was gone for a week or more I had no I.D. for the border crossing So I hid on the cab floor Don't let the wind blow you away 'til you know for sure That was the last thing I heard as I was walking out the door When we got into Seattle Alison needed a cigarette No extra clothes or I.D. in a strange country Our short adventure had become much more than this We took a ferry through the clouded mountains Talked philosophically about street lights We were gone a long while Alison and I I'm sitting on a mountain in Banff, Alberta I'm riding in a truck with a friend I hardly know It was good of you to buy me that beer when I was broke You were kind to love me when I was all alone Don't let the wind blow you away until you're ready to go Copyright Beth Miller 2002

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