No band, just me and I'm no performer
Story behind the song
After the death of her husband, my friend went on a road trip by herself to a lot of the places they had traveled to in the past. She brought along her automatic coffee pot because it reminded her so much of traveling with him. It was a way to bring him along for one last trip.
Lyrics
AUTOMATIC COFFEE POT
©Ricki E. Bellos
Just a short trip to ease my mind
It started out as a weekend drive
Halfway through the Midwest I find
It’s been a while since I felt this alive
I brought along our old automatic coffee pot
So in the mornings when I wake up
It smells like mornings used to
With you
Through the Dakotas I’m burning mad
I’m scared and lonely in Montana and Idaho
At the coast I’m crying sad
By California this trip is getting old
It was way too soon for you to leave
But if someone asked me
I’d say we had a long run
And it was a good one
Never had such good love before
But I’ll know now when I find it
Next time I’ll know what to ask for
And I’ll know when to quit
You know I left that old automatic coffee pot
With some guy in Arizona, now when I wake up
It smells like mornings are going to
Without you
Just a short trip to ease my mind
