The Way Back Home
Fans of Dadio’s piano-based balladry will immediately recognize the singer-songwriter’s signature style in his latest release, “The Way Back Home.” The gentle piano melodies are beautifully complemented by weeping steel guitar, resonant cross-stick clicks, and a melodic bass guitar underpinning. Lyrically, the song navigates a poignant journey of lessons learned, yearnings for second chances, and heartfelt promises to remember people and places from the past—a sentiment universally relatable, yet delivered with sincerity and depth, and never feeling contrived.
Words and Music: Joe Dadio
Piano and vocals: Joe Dadio
Drums: Steve Cafarelli
Bass: Kevin Burke
Pedal Steel guitar: Kevin Griffin
Recorded and mixed at Vudu Studios, Pt Jefferson, NY.
Engineered by Frank Mitaritonna
©2024 Dadio
Lyrics
The Way Back Home
There are choices that we sometimes make
and things we should have said
There are roads we travel carelessly
and those we fear to tread
All the times you held me up
all the times I let you down
All the times I should have rose above
yet chose to play the clown
I’ll always remember all the stories you would tell
And I may not be able to cast that kind of spell
There’s so much you taught me
Of all the lessons I’ve been shown
I won’t forget the way back home
Next time I might get it right
In a different circumstance
I would do it all again
Just have a second chance
I’ll always remember all the stories you would tell
And I may not be able to cast that kind of spell
There’s so much you taught me
Of all the lessons I’ve been shown
I won’t forget the way back home
I stare into the distance
and a tear comes to my eye
I carry forward all I can
There’s much to rectify
I reach across the distance
And hope to see a sign
Everyday I hear your voice
But can you still hear mine?
I’ll always remember all the stories you would tell
And I may not be able to cast that kind of spell
There’s so much you taught me
Of all the lessons I’ve been shown
I won’t forget the way back home
No I won’t forget the way back home
©2024 Dadio