“Who
draws the crowd and plays so loud, baby it’s the guitar man
Who’s
gonna steal the show you know baby, it’s the guitar man
He
can make you love, he can make you cry
He
will bring you down and he’ll get you high
Somethin’
keeps him goin’ miles and miles a day
To
find another place to play
Night
after night, who treats you right, baby, it’s the guitar man
Who’s
on the radio, you go and listen to the guitar man
Then
he comes to town and you see his face
And
you think you might like to take his place
Somethin’
keeps him driftin’ miles and miles away
Searching
for the songs to play
Then
you listen to the music and you like to sing along
You
want to get the meaning out of each and every song
Then
you find yourself a message and some words to call your own and take 'em home
He
can make you love, he can get you high
He
will bring you down, then he’ll make you cry
Somethin’
keeps him movin’ but no one seems to know
What
it is that makes him go
Then
the light begin to flicker and the sound is getting dim
The
voice begins to falter and the crowds are getting thin
But
he never seems to notice, he’s just got to find another place to play
Fade
away
Got
to play
Fade
away
Got
to play”
~ “The Guitar Man”
~ “Bread”
~1972
~ written by David Gates
The
Guitar Man strums the chords and sings his songs in front of the Historic
Bethlehem Visitor Center in this infrared street capture I shot on a late
November afternoon in downtown historic Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
