From the recording Adventure Sure Enough
Prairie Pines is now a Nature Preserve in Lincoln, Nebraska, managed by Wachiska Audubon Society and Prairie Pines Partners.
Steve Hanson – Electric guitar, Double Bass
Sue Hedrick – Backing Vocals
Ron Johnson – Acoustic Guitar & Vocals
Lyrics
2) EAST OF EDEN BY NORTH 1-1-2
On an old Nebraska farm, with a pocket full of dreams,
Walt Bagley walks with robins into spring.
A Garden of Eden for you and me and two of every kind,
Virginia sings them old songs tonight.
Chorus:
Prairie Pines is an old farm, hello to you,
Where feet touch grass and trees and flowers, frogs love dusky dew.
Where bluebirds sing in a wildwood choir, a Jenny wren welcomes you,
Just east of Eden by North 1-1-2.
Seven billion people living fast,
We talk about our problems and money that never lasts.
But there’s joy on an old farm and joy in front porch songs,
When the katydids and a hoot owl sing along.
(Chorus)
So, if you ever travel by North 1-1-2,
Roll down the window of your eyes and ears; slow down a notch or two.
Touch 99 years of love-dappled trees,
Or a sunrise song of joy on a garden breeze.
(Chorus)