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Moving Target
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Folk
Moving Target was released on March 13, 1990 by Philo / Rounder as a part of the album Attainable Love
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Release DateMarch 13, 1990
LabelPhilo / Rounder
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM96

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Christine Lavin
Christine Lavin
Vocals, Guitar
Mark Dann
Mark Dann
Electric Guitar, Synthesizer, Upright Bass
Lisa Gutkin
Lisa Gutkin
Violin
Marshal Rosenberg
Marshal Rosenberg
Percussion
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Christine Lavin
Christine Lavin
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Christine Lavin
Christine Lavin
Producer, Recording Engineer
Mark Dann
Mark Dann
Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer
David Seitz
David Seitz
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

Lately she feels at home in airports
Feels at home on trains
More comfortable with strangers
Than with those who know her name
She'd rather be herded on to a 767
Hurdled through the sky
Than to be safe and sound on ground level
With him looking into her eye
She's a moving target
She prefers it that way
She's leaving town tomorrow
She got in yesterday
Oh, she's a moving target
Now she's here, now she's not
Now he's weighing the pros and the cons
Of what exactly he's got
Lately he's become accustomed to
The sound of a pre-recorded voice
Explaining why it is she's unreachable
It's business, it's choice
He used to leave her heartfelt messages
Now he slams the receiver down
She picks up the signal loud and clear
In a phone booth in a border town
She's a moving target
He's so slow to take aim
He sees her profile east and west
A boarding pass with her name
Oh, she's a moving target
Now she's here, now she's not
Now he's weighing the pros and the cons
Of what exactly he's got
Now she's settling down for the night
Do Not Disturb on her door
He's in a bar drinking beer with his buddies
Wondering what did he fall in love for
He never understood girls very much
He don't understand women at all
He'd like to phone her up and yell
Or tell her that he loves her
But where in the hell do you call
A moving target?
Leave your message at the tone
Oh, he longs for the bygone days
When women were afraid to be alone
Oh, she's a moving target
Now she's here, now she's not
Now he's weighing the pros and the cons
Of what exactly he's got
He's got a moving target
She prefers it that way
She's leaving town this evening
She got in earlier today
Oh, she's a moving target
Now she's here, now she's not
Now he's weighing the pros and the cons
Of what exactly he's got
He's got a moving target
Written by: Christine Lavin
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