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  1. Semi Sunset

From the recording Semi Sunset

This song was inspired by a road trip and the different faces of America we saw there...

Lyrics

SEMI SUNSET


Halley DeVestern/Tom Heinig


ARE WE THERE YET?  WILL WE EVER BE?BABY, THERE'S NO DESTINATION EXCEPT FOR DESTINYSEMI SUNSET, THE RIGS ARE DREAMINGYOU CAN SMELL THE GREASE AND THE CINNAMON, YOU CAN HEAR THE KIDDIES SCREAMINGSLEEPING IN YOUR ARMS IN THE BACK OF THE BUSNO 9-TO-5 TO STAY ALIVE, JUST THE BAND AND USRISE LIKE A VAMPIRE, SING TO THE MOONAND AT SEMI-SUNSET AND WE'LL BE PLAYING SOONINDIAN GAMBLING, FIREWORKS AND SOUVENIRSWE'RE RACING 'CROSS THESE ASPHALT SCARS LEFT BY THE TRAIL OF TEARSUPON A TIME, THIS WAS A DARK AND BLOODY GROUNDNOW THERE'S A MARKER EVERY THIRTY MILES NEXT TO A PLASTIC CLOWNTRUCK DRIVERS LIMPING IN WITH COWBOY EYESTRIBES OF CHILDREN SCREAMING IN THEIR OWN WAR CRYMOM AND DAD HOLDING EACH OTHER IN THE STARBUCK'S QUEUEAND AT SEMI-SUNSET I'LL BE HOLDING ONTO YOUNOTHING CHANGES AND NOTHING STAYS THE SAMETHE ONLY THINGS THAT LAST ARE THE NATIVE NAMES...BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARSFED AND WATERED AMERICA, LAND OF HOPE AND FEARWE DID GOOD TONIGHT, LET'S BED ON DOWNWE'LL COUNT THE CASH IN THE MORNING AND DRIVE TO THE NEXT TOWNI WAKE UP EARLY AND I WATCH YOU SLEEPYOU CAN TAKE A PICTURE, BABY, IT'S THE MEMORIES I'LL KEEPWE'RE JUST GYPSIES AND IT FEELS JUST RIGHTAT SEMI-SUNSET IT'S GONNA BE OUR NIGHT(ARE WE THERE YET?  I CAN'T SEE THE SIGNJUST KEEP ON DRIVING AND STAY BETWEEN THE LINESYOU CAN'T SEE THE WHOLE HIGHWAY, BUT YOU CAN SEE THE NEXT SIGNJUST KEEP ON DRIVING AND STAY BETWEEN THE LINES...) 






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We are thrilled to announce that The Halley DeVestern band are recipients of TWO World Music Awards! One award was given to the Halley DeVestern Band as a whole and another spotlighting Ms. DeVestern for Female Lead Vocalist. The World Music Awards is a well-known international music competition celebrating independent musicians based on the merits of their music. Winners are chosen in several categories, with submissions coming from around the world. Each winner is determined according to technical quality, uniqueness, listener impact, and styling. These awards add to a string of positive reviews and praise for the band’s recent live album “Money Ain’t Time” and