Dan Seals -Big Wheels In The Moonlight

有人說在小鎮生活的回憶成了許多暢銷曲的來源，而Dan Seals 1989年的鄉村歌曲排行榜冠軍曲“Big Wheels In The Moonlight”就是這樣一首小鎮之憶。

           按照作曲搭檔 Bob McDill 的說法，他和 Seals一起寫歌詞，想要套上他們已經寫好的曲子，Dan Seals 告訴McDill 很多年輕時候的往事，他住在一個只有一個紅綠燈的的德州小鎮Rankin，晚上躺到床上時會聽到紅燈換綠燈時的大卡車換檔加速的聲音，跟很多小鎮長大的孩子一樣，小小年紀的 Dan 也夢想離開小鎮做點大事。

1989年時，那個小鎮男孩的美夢寫成了Dan Seals 的“Big Wheels In The Moonlight”，那是他第18首進鄉村歌曲排行榜的暢銷曲，也是他第9首冠軍曲。

Dan Seals 1948年出生於美國德州McCamey，1970年代走紅的二重唱England Dan&John Ford Corley(I Really Love To See You Tonight #2)的England Dan就是他，而另一1970年代走紅的二重唱Seals&Crofts(Summer Breeze #6)的Jim Seals 則是他哥哥。

         Dan Seals 2009年三月因癌症病逝，除了回味他的小鎮之憶  “Big Wheels In The Moonlight”，也以他從未發行單曲的抒情曲Lullaby來紀念這位後來在鄉村歌唱界非常紅的已故歌手與作曲人Dan Seals。

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRuktJV38vs

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TXNdPQD-eo

 

 

Big Wheels in the Moonlight

  Songwriters: Bob Mcdill / Danny Seals

 

I came from a town that was so small you look both ways and you could see it all
All I wanted was some way out every evening I'd slip into town
And stand around by the caution light and watch the big trucks rolling by
For me it was a beautiful sight big wheels in the moonlight

I had a case of wanderlust I'd lie awake with the windows up
Out on highway fifty-nine I could hear some big old diesel whine
She was going through all the gears headed out to who knows where
I fell asleep most every night dreaming about big wheels in the moonlight

And I want to put my life on the centerline
And I want to see the world before I die
And I know that there's a peace I'll never find
'Cause those big old wheels keep rolling through my mind

How I got here it's hard to say so many things got in my way
Can't complain about all I've got kids and a wife and a regular job
But at night when I'm setting here all alone in a living room chair
Sometimes I close my eyes and see big wheels in the moonlight

And I want to put my life on the centerline
And I want to see the world before I die
And I know that there's a peace I'll never find
'Cause those big old wheels keep rolling through my mind

And I want to put my life on the centerline
And I want to see the world before I die
And I know that there's a peace I'll never find
'Cause those big old wheels keep rolling through my mind

'Cause those big old wheels keep rolling through my mind