This Time
When the whistle blows
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Dewey Bunnell: “This Time” is a real interesting song; it’s a little out of the norm for me at least. It’s got kind of a show tune feel. I wrote the lyrics and Gerry wrote the music. The theme of this one lyrically is the traveling salesman once again hitting the road and saying goodbye to his wife and this time he’s gonna make it. You’re not sure what he’s selling but he’s getting on the train to head out and make his fortune for the umpteenth time.
Gerry Beckley: When I’ve been writing with Dewey lately I will build a variety of tracks for him to take back to his house and listen to see what he hears and which songs inspire him. “This Time” came about in that kind of collaboration. He completely created the scenario and it’s almost a movie. As we were recording the song, James (Iha), one of our producers was envisioning the video. The lyric is a wonderful story about, “‘We’re gonna get it right, this time.”