Music by Leilehua yuen, Saddle Road, copyright 2001

		Saddle Road copyright 2001, D. Leilehua Yuen	About the Song

		G Em G Driving, driving, driving C Am D7 Down that Saddle Road, D7 Am D7 G Wishing you would meet me at the end. G Em G Driving, driving, driving C Am D7 Down that Saddle Road, D7 Am D7 G Wishing you could greet me at the end. G Em Southern Cross is hanging low G Above the road ahead. G Em D7 Stars spread out across an open sky. D7 Am The tires on my old four-by hug D7 Am D7 Each and every bend D7 Am D7 G The way I wish that I was hugging you tonight. G Em G And I’m driving, driving, driving C Am D7 Down that Saddle Road, D7 Am D7 G Wishing you would meet me at the end. G Em G Driving, driving, driving C Am D7 Down that lonesome road, D7 Am D7 G Wishing you could greet me at the end. Another constellation now Guides me on my way. I wonder if it’s hanging over you. So many words I never took the time Nor dared to say, I sing them to the stars to send to you. Driving, driving, driving, Down that Saddle Road Wishing you would meet me at the end. And I’m driving, driving, driving Down that lonesome road Wishing you could greet me at the end. Driving, driving, driving Down that Saddle Road, Wishing you would meet me at the end. And I'm driving, driving, driving Down that lonesome road, Wishing you could greet me at the end. Wishing you could meet me at the end.	I wrote this song back when I was commuting some 100 miles each way between Hilo and Kona. My daughter would go to sleep in the passenger seat of my old Jeep Cherokee (one of the best all-around 4-WD vehicles ever made) as I swung the car around the twists and turns of the old Saddle Road. They are taking out a lot of the bends that I sang about. I do hope it makes the road safer, instead of faster and more deadly. But in any case, I will always have the memory of rounding each bend, and watching one star-field after another come into view. The song really wrote itself during those drives. The bass hum of the tires, the counter melody of the engine, the soprano of the wind, and above all, the sharply inaudible crystalline singing of the stars guiding me on my way. This song is also my first professional recording. It is on Songs from Hawai`i Island, produced by Keoki Kahumoku, Daniel Ho, and the Hawai`i Island Visitors Bureau. To purchase the CD from Leilehua, you may e-mail her. US$21.00 includes shipping and handling to North America. 1) Lei o Hilo Ka Ua Pē Ka Uahi - Kekuhi Kanahele, Taupōuri Tangarō and students from Hawai`i Community College Written by Taupōuri Tangarō 2) Hilo Hanakahi - Kevin Kealoha Written by Keola Nalimu 3) Hawai`i Island is My Home - John Keawe Written by John Keawe 4) Kona Kai `Ōpua - Marcus Wong Yuen Written by Henry Waia`u 5) Keālia - Keoki Kahumoku Written by Lottie Koko`o Kahumoku 6) Saddle Road - Leilehua Yuen Written by Leilehua Yuen 7) Ka Lā Hui Pua`a - Daniel Kahikina Akaka, Jr Written by Larry Kimura 8) Kapāpala - John "Keoni" Jenny Traditional 9) No Kohala - Mary Ann Lim & Sonny Lim Written by Sarah Pule 10) Pua o ka Makāhala - Darlene Ahuna Written by Katie Stevens I`i 11) Ka Lei E - Diana Aki Traditional Eleven Hawai`i Island artists contributed to this collection of songs from our home. Each of these artists currently lives and performs on Ka Moku o Keawe (Hawai`i Island). From the liner: "The Hawai`i Island Visitor's Bureau is pleased to share this collection of mele from some of the Island of Hawai`i' best musicians. There are countless songs honoring all that is Hawai`i nei, but there is unique delight when the music celebrates stories of our homeland, the Island of Hawai`i. These talented artists join us in presenting "Na Mele Moku o Keawe, Songs from Hawai`i Island, the Big Island." "For more information about the Island of Hawai`i, visit www.BigIsland.org or call 1-800-648-2441."