"Without a Trace" genre: Alternative Country
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	This song is part of the American Rider: A Biker Opera. The main character, Derek, is seen enjoying freedom.
	CD: American Rider: A Biker Opera   Label: Waterloo Credits: Words and Music by Ian Ballard
	Story Behind the Song The song was an expression of freedom in the biker opera. It was recorded on a 16 track analog deck with Danny Oberbeck on drums and banjo and with Lief Frederick on bass. I did all of the guitars and vocals. Lyrics Somewhere out in the painted desert tonight There's a solitary biker sitting by the firelight All his posessions are hung in saddle bags on his bike Black leather and chrome his face in the breeze is his life For now he's just drifting Moving along at his own pace Rumbling down the highway looking for a mystical place Doing his best to give freedom a relentless chase But to those who used to know him, he disappeared without a trace The weeks turned to months and the months turned quickly into years His friends thought he went crazy but his mind is really crystal clear The thunder of a Harley is the only sound he really wants to hear Freedom sweet freedom, heaven has never been so near Somewhere out on the painted desert today He's packing up to ride to his home out on the highway With nothing else to do but feel the wind on his face He kicks it into gear and rumbles off without a trace

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