Empty Rooms, Open Windows

Tracks

1. 1. Rush Hour RosaryI used to curse every tail light in rush hour, and now I count them like beads. Slowing down turned out to be a kind of prayer.gospel rock, slow rock3:23
2. 2. Last Walk Through the Empty RoomsThe boxes were taped, the truck was running at the curb, and I couldn't make myself leave the kitchen. So I wrote this instead.rock ballad, moving-day song4:00
3. 3. Creased Down the MiddleA creased photograph in the glovebox, under the maps. I never learned who took it, and I've stopped needing to know.hushed rock, keepsake song4:11
4. 4. Room 214, End of the Long HallwayCarpet worn to a thread and brass numbers glowing dim at the end of a long hallway. I wrote it in a hotel and finished it half asleep.dream rock, motel ballad3:32
5. 5. Nobody Asked Me How I Did ItI got up at five for thirty years and nobody ever asked how I did it. This is me answering anyway.warm rock, working-class ballad4:05