Flagstaff by Morning

Flagstaff by morning,
she don’t know I’m coming.
Maybe I’ll wake her softly from a dream she’s dreamin’ sweet.
Flagstaff by morning,
she don’t know I’m coming.
Maybe I’ll just gently slip between the sheets.

I promised her one day
my songs would make the big time
and I’d buy her a big house where the hills meet the sky.
Well, I’m still playin’ jukejoints
and every roadside attraction.
My dreams may be grounded but my pick-up can fly to

Flagstaff by morning,
she don’t know I’m coming.
Maybe I’ll wake her softly from a dream she’s dreamin’ sweet.
Flagstaff by morning,
she don’t know I’m coming.
Maybe I’ll just gently slip between the sheets.

&mdash Joshua Kadison, Saturday Night in Storyville (1998).
Copyright © 1998 Joshuasongs (BMI).

One of Joshua Kadison's poignant piano rock songs about his life and music. The MP3 version can be downloaded from his website.

This song is dedicated to Darth Teddy, an authority in the type of undercover activities best carried out between the sheets. Despite the context of the Bear, references to Flagstaff, Arizona are not meant to be phallic. According to the Wikipedia:

The city's name commemorates a Ponderosa Pine tree that was made into a tall flagpole by members of a scouting party from Boston (known as the "Flagstaff Tea Party"), on July 4, 1876 to celebrate the United States Centennial.

Interestingly, the capital of Arizona is Phoenix. Again, this is probably just a coincidence. We're in no way suggesting that Darth Teddy should move to Arizona and become a nuisance to the good people of Flagstaff.