'Caught in the Valley' is a standard blues/rock song describing metaphorical falls from a previously good circumstance and the hope of a higher future.
lyrics
I GOT CAUGHT IN THE VALLEY ON MY WAY UP TO THE TOP
I GOT CAUGHT IN THE VALLEY BUT BLESSED MEN NEVER STOP
I KNEW THE MOUNTAIN WAS HIGH WHEN I STARTED MY CLIMB
NOW THERE’S ONLY ONE WAY OUTTA HERE THIS TIME
I GOT CAUGHT IN THE VALLEY ON MY WAY UP TO THE TOP
I GOT STALLED IN THE RIVER LONG BEFORE I REACHED THE END
I GOT STALLED IN THE RIVER WHEN THE RIVER DECIDED TO BEND
I KNEW THE RIVER WAS DEEP WHEN I JUMPED IN
NOW THERE’S ONLY ONE WAY OUT AND THAT’S TO SWIM
I GOT STALLED IN THE RIVER LONG BEFORE I REACHED THE END
EVERYBODY KNOWS HOW THE STORY GOES
YOU GET ALL PUMPED UP THEN THE WHOLE THING BLOWS
EVERYTHING’S COOL UNTIL THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT
THEN IT ALL COMES DOWN AND IT FEELS JUST LIKE
I FELL FROM THE SKY WHEN MY WINGS GAVE WAY LAST NIGHT
YA I FELL FROM THE SKY WHEN MY WINGS GAVE WAY MID-FLIGHT
I KNEW I WAS HIGH WHEN I LEFT GROUND
HOPE I FIND ME SOME LOVIN’ ON MY WAY DOWN
I FELL FROM THE SKY WHEN MY WINGS GAVE WAY LAST NIGHT
credits
from Blues from 3 +,
track released April 12, 2012
All tracks - Michael Quest
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