May Baby - The Petersens (LIVE) - A Julianne Original

Ever since Julianne posted her first original song on her YouTube channel you guys have been asking when we are going to cover "May Baby." I am so excited that we finally have it! She actually wrote an incredible difficult song to transfer to our acoustic instruments and it took several different arrangements and ideas before we landed on the version here. Enjoy!

4:15 Matt and Julz make a joke of the opening line: "My eyes clung to the Midwest road sign" ;)

►There are many iterations of May Baby floating about!!
The Petersens fifth live concert    • The Petersens - Fifth Live Concert fr...  
Julianne's live piano version    • May Baby by Julianne (original) | Liv...  
Buy or stream this version https://li.sten.to/livesessions04
Buy or stream Julianne's studio version https://li.sten.to/maybaby
Buy or stream Julianne's album version https://li.sten.to/beatrice

►Photo: Julianne in the studio   / 1390475492277559307  
The studio in Bentonville, Arkansas https://www.haxtonroadstudios.com

►More from Julianne, as we know y'all have been missing her!
Wade in the Water    • Wade in the Water - The Petersens (LIVE)  
Gentle on My Mind    • Gentle On My Mind - The Petersens  
The Scientist    • The Scientist - The Petersens (LIVE)  

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►This video:
Lead vocal and mandolin: ‪@JuliannePetersen‬
Dobro: Emmett Franz
Bass: Karen Petersen
Fiddle: ‪@katiepetersen‬
Guitar: ‪@mattpetersen4000‬
Banjo: ‪@EllenHaygood‬

Key moments:
2:06 dobro
2:14 mandolin
2:22 banjo
2:31 fiddle
2:37 bass
2:47 guitar
4:15 outro

Location: Industrial Grove https://industrialgrove.com/
A beautiful new wedding and event center in Fair Grove, Missouri. And, yes, they have a paper flower wall! And chair, as modeled by Katie   / csiqlxaj3lp  

Turn on captions (CC) to see the lyrics on screen.
Special thanks to Troy Dixon for helping us with audio and Aaron Clark for the videography.
Microphones by Ear Trumpet Labs https://www.eartrumpetlabs.com

►LYRICS - May Baby (Julianne original)
My eyes clung to the Midwest road signs
On a highway in the woods
You're driving slower, but the car seems to fly
And I think it understood

That you're a May Baby, you're a maybe on my mind
And May's too many months, you say 'baby, it's fine'
Don't you think it's funny an' cruel?
Got so high off the way that time flew
Now I can't go back to the future with you

Wrong turns steer right with eyes like green lights
So I pull the traffic close
It's getting later, start to tell me of poets
All the mysteries you've known
An' when I look out the window, I can see us through the trees
When I look out the window, I swear you look at me

'Cause you're a May Baby, you're a maybe on my mind
And May's too many months to make the last three fine
Don't you think it's funny an' cruel?
You first kissed me goodbye as if you knew
I can't go back to the future with you

Slow down, please
I can see the small town lights blowin' through the trees
Was this what you meant when you swore you measured time?
That you'd rather hit an' run than stay an' get fined

I was just your May Baby, just a maybe on your mind
An' May's too many months to make any of it fine
Don't you think it's funny an' cruel?
Waiting your whole life meant two weeks to you
Don't get me wrong, I just should have known better
Proved them right, down to the letter

I just thought I was worth more to you
Sped through limits to just pass through
Whenever I look through the window, I still see us through the trees
Behind every Midwest road sign, taking you away from me

►The Petersens:
We celebrate American roots music with family values, and perform full time in Branson, Missouri in the USA. The band consists of four siblings, Katie, Ellen, Matt, and Julianne, our mom Karen, and good friend Emmett Franz. Learn more about our family on our website https://petersenband.com

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