Today was one of those days when the ADHD imp on my right shoulder starts looking for an escape route. 😆 My mandolin makes its first FAWM appearance of 2026.

#countryblues #countryswing #fingerpicking #mandolin #banjo

Wish I Was a Tumbleweed ©️2026 - words and music by Sharon Stepler

Bright green bushes dot the desert after winter rains Soon they fade to withered brown then disappear again They've hitched a ride on the howling wind and traveled down the line If I could pull a trick like that I'd be feeling fine

Wish I was a tumbleweed rolling wild and free Wish I was a tumbleweed roaming constantly Tumbleweeds know when to let go when it's time for moving on If I was a tumbleweed, then I'd be gone

Some days the world comes closing in like a claustrophobic dream Too much of this, too much of that 'til it makes me want to scream My roots are planted way too deep for me to ever fly But I am filled with envy when those tumbleweeds go by

Wish I was a tumbleweed rolling wild and free Wish I was a tumbleweed roaming constantly Tumbleweeds know when to let go when it's time for moving on If I was a tumbleweed, I'd be gone

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Tumbleweeds don't care where they go They let loose and go with the flow

Wish I was a tumbleweed rolling wild and free Wish I was a tumbleweed roaming constantly Tumbleweeds know when to let go when it's time for moving on If I was a tumbleweed, I'd be gone Yeah, wish I was a tumbleweed ‘Cause I’d be gone