JJ ROOTS 2018/19 Boxcars & Memoirs Tour was exceptional. Because fans loved this show opening theme song so much, Jeff and Jocelyn decided to record and release this fan favorite alternative folk tune.
Boxcars & Memoirs' rhythmic energy and crafted lyrics encapsulates remnants of nostalgia, an era of travelers and their songs. At the heart of folk music is sharing with the listener lyrical visions and sounds, and so, Boxcars & Memoirs is a heartfelt poetic melody of the old railway.
Lyrics
BOXCARS & MEMOIRS
JJ ROOTS, 2021
Verse 1
There’s a magical rhythm, in those cold steel tracks
Whistling it’s lonesome lullaby, Like an echo from the past
All aboard you hear it calling, Magnet to steel you feel it pulling
Feel the wind of time blow by your face, Let it take you away..
Verse 2
Rusted strings on a worn out box, old cracked hands and whiskey shots
Weaver of rhymes from town to town, Those Haggard roots make the purest sound
All aboard you hear him calling, Magnet to steel you feel him pulling
Hear the magic in that tattered open case, Let him take you away…
Verse 3
Rocking steel boxcars, packed with memories and memoirs
A ragged breath from the past, Smoke still billows from it’s stack
Thunder cloaked in a misty vale, Iron dark horse on an endless trail
Feel the wind of time blow by your face, Let it take you away..
Rusted steel boxcars, packed with memories and memoirs