Uploaded March 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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"Faraway Skies" is the first single from Dean Johnson's debut album 'Nothing for Me, Please', out now on Mama Bird Recording Co. Stream/save/share/order here: mamabird.lnk.to/mb047

/// Credits:

All Songs Written by Dean Johnson
Recorded Live at Mashed Potato Records in New Orleans, June 4-7th, 2018
Engineered by Duff Thompson & Sam Doores
Produced by the Musicians & Engineers
Mastered by Timothy Stollenwerk at Stereophonic Mastering
Cover Illustration by Becca Fuhrman
Design by Vincent Bancheri & Dan MacDonald
Layout by Vincent Bancheri

/// Players:

Dean Johnson: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Sam Gelband: Harmony Vocals, Snare Drum
Charlie Meyer: Upright Bass
Duff Thompson: Electric Guitar
Steph Green: Lap Steel
Sam Doores: Tambourine, Bic Lighter

/// Lyrics:

You wouldn’t know by lookin’ at me
I am a cowboy, my friend
I’m forever out riding upon the range of my mind
Dreamin’ away all of my time

Cattle calls and canyon walls, the jangle of spurs
At the light of dawn, put the saddle on, start movin’ the herd
The distant horizons are a glorious sight
And there’s gettin’ lost in the Milky Way at night

I got a lightnin’ lassoo and my trusty horse Blue
I’ve got a six-shooter, too
I have an ol’ Stetson hat and a shaggy mustache
Yes, I’m at home on the range

Tumbleweed and buffalo, the rivers run wild
Sunset over rollin’ hills, ghost-rider sky
A campfire song has me feelin’ just right
Yeah, I’m gettin’ lost in the Milky Way tonight

Down on the sidewalk life passes me by
I’ve been too slow for these times
But now you’ll be knowin’ if ya look in my eyes
I’m a cowboy ’neath faraway skies

Ooh ooh, yippee yi-yi
I’m a cowboy ’neath faraway skies