Josh Ritter (born in Moscow, Idaho on October 21, 1976) is an American sing… Read Full Bio ↴Josh Ritter (born in Moscow, Idaho on October 21, 1976) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and author who performs and records with The Royal City Band (as Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band). Ritter is known for his distinctive Americana style and narrative lyrics. In 2006 he was named one of the "100 Greatest Living Songwriters" by Paste magazine.
Born to two neuroscientists, Ritter bought his first guitar from the local K-MART after hearing the Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash classic Girl From The North Country. He started at Oberlin College with the intent to follow in his parents' scientist footsteps, but instead discovered songwriting, and the music of artists like Gillian Welch, Townes Van Zandt, and Leonard Cohen. He graduated and then moved east, favoring its close proximity to historic folk clubs such as "Club Passim" in Boston. On a shoestring budget he recorded his critically acclaimed breakthrough album Golden Age of Radio in 2002 at various tiny, one-room studios on the East Coast. He has continued to grow from there, further developing his sound on subsequent albums.
Josh has recorded several records and E.P.s. In chronological order, they are:
Josh Ritter (Self Titled) (2000)
Golden Age of Radio (2001)
Come and Find Me EP (2003)
Hello Starling (2003)
4 Songs Live E.P. (2005)
The Animal Years (2006)
Girl In The War E.P. (2006)
Good Man E.P. (2006)
In The Dark: Live At Vicar Street (2006)
The Historical Conquests Of Josh Ritter (2007)
Live at the Record Exchange EP (2008)
So Runs the World Away (2010)
To the Yet Unknowing World (2011)
Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band, Live at The Iveagh Gardens (April 2011)
The Beast In Its Tracks (2013)
Acoustic Live, Vol.1 (2015)
Sermon on the Rocks (2015)
Born to two neuroscientists, Ritter bought his first guitar from the local K-MART after hearing the Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash classic Girl From The North Country. He started at Oberlin College with the intent to follow in his parents' scientist footsteps, but instead discovered songwriting, and the music of artists like Gillian Welch, Townes Van Zandt, and Leonard Cohen. He graduated and then moved east, favoring its close proximity to historic folk clubs such as "Club Passim" in Boston. On a shoestring budget he recorded his critically acclaimed breakthrough album Golden Age of Radio in 2002 at various tiny, one-room studios on the East Coast. He has continued to grow from there, further developing his sound on subsequent albums.
Josh has recorded several records and E.P.s. In chronological order, they are:
Josh Ritter (Self Titled) (2000)
Golden Age of Radio (2001)
Come and Find Me EP (2003)
Hello Starling (2003)
4 Songs Live E.P. (2005)
The Animal Years (2006)
Girl In The War E.P. (2006)
Good Man E.P. (2006)
In The Dark: Live At Vicar Street (2006)
The Historical Conquests Of Josh Ritter (2007)
Live at the Record Exchange EP (2008)
So Runs the World Away (2010)
To the Yet Unknowing World (2011)
Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band, Live at The Iveagh Gardens (April 2011)
The Beast In Its Tracks (2013)
Acoustic Live, Vol.1 (2015)
Sermon on the Rocks (2015)
A Big Enough Sky
Josh Ritter Lyrics
Wanna go where the sweetwater is
Wanna go where the air is pure
Out 'neath the sky so big
I can give my heart to her
Somewhere along the line
Our little train jumped the tracks
She lost a little faith in me
It'll take a little time, gonna get it back
What happened to the river bed
What happened to the prairie fire
Can you tell me where the lightning went
Every time that you met my eye
Didn't notice when the wind picked up, I
Wasn't looking when the clouds rolled in
If you ever fell out of love
Could you ever fall back again
Out where the sweetwater is
Out where the air is pure
Out 'neath the sky so big
I can give my heart to her
I've been letting a lot of things slide
I've been letting a lot of things go
I thought I was the one for you
But the truth is, sometimes I don't know
What happened to the river bed
What happened to the prairie fire
Can you tell me where the lightning went
Every time that you met my eye
Didn't notice when the wind picked up, I
Wasn't looking when the clouds rolled in
If you ever fell out of love
Could you ever fall back again
Out where the sweetwater is
Out where the air is pure
Out 'neath the sky so big
I can give my heart to her
Hey, baby, there's a place I found
Still believe that we can stay in love
I believe a lot of things, honey
When the sky is big enough
I believe a lot of things, honey
When the sky is big enough
Wanna go where the air is pure
Out 'neath the sky so big
I can give my heart to her
Somewhere along the line
Our little train jumped the tracks
She lost a little faith in me
It'll take a little time, gonna get it back
What happened to the prairie fire
Can you tell me where the lightning went
Every time that you met my eye
Didn't notice when the wind picked up, I
Wasn't looking when the clouds rolled in
If you ever fell out of love
Could you ever fall back again
Out where the sweetwater is
Out where the air is pure
Out 'neath the sky so big
I can give my heart to her
I've been letting a lot of things slide
I've been letting a lot of things go
I thought I was the one for you
But the truth is, sometimes I don't know
What happened to the river bed
What happened to the prairie fire
Can you tell me where the lightning went
Every time that you met my eye
Didn't notice when the wind picked up, I
Wasn't looking when the clouds rolled in
If you ever fell out of love
Could you ever fall back again
Out where the sweetwater is
Out where the air is pure
Out 'neath the sky so big
I can give my heart to her
Hey, baby, there's a place I found
Still believe that we can stay in love
I believe a lot of things, honey
When the sky is big enough
I believe a lot of things, honey
When the sky is big enough
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: JOSH RITTER
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