Massachusetts Turnpike
Massachusetts Turnpike
@Rick Lang (Haley Anna Music, BMI)
Karen Lincoln Wilber - Lead Vocal
Dave Dick - Guitar, Harmony Vocal
Bob Dick - Bass, Harmony Vocal
Roger Williams - Dobro
Massachusetts Turnpike
The setting is in the historic fishing village of Gloucester, Ma. A fisherman and his son are the main characters. The young man had no interest in following in his father’s footsteps. The life of a fisherman was not easy....back breaking work, risks out at sea, and low pay. He decides to leave home in search of a better way of life...heading west on the Massachusetts Turnpike. In some ways the song is really about my own youth, and how it all eventually played out.