Motion (Is My Mantra)
I don’t need a reason I just need gas
cause I got the urge for goin
the urge for goin fast
I’m pumped into the primal drive
pushin pedal to the floor
I’m so glad to be alive
stick my head out the window and roar
scatterin horizons
drivin straight for the sun
motion is my mantra
motion
guts juice and ready
glued to the groove
like a heat-seekin missile
with somethin to prove
gotta make dust or eat it
thru the land of the lost
no job no tax no corporate bullshit
no guilt no fear no boss
runnin all the red lights
drivin straight for the sun
motion is my mantra
motion
wiggin out on the car radio
rock bop and blues all the time
bye bye neurotica
I’ve criss-crossed that line
I’m into the mystic
with Ray Charles and Van the man
trans-continental Coltrane
sippin sparks from Steely Dan
gotta keep on movin
drivin straight for the sun
motion is my mantra
motion
Motion (Is My Mantra)
About This Song:
For this album, I had the idea to try to use gospel singer Tina Wilson as a texture in place of horn parts. This song also features Dave Curtis‘ singing bass lines, Cliff Almond‘s solid backbeat, & great guitar work from Larry Mitchell.
