I share this life with the stuttering child who lives within. The need to express myself well and truly has shaped me in many ways, but especially as a musician and songwriter. The songs here are all true: from the teenager who fled to a river driver camp in the Maine wilderness in order to escape the noise of his life"Boom Chains", to the promise of"Edge Of A Dream" and a brighter future, to the adult struggling with his demons in"Chain Gang" and"Stronger". Climb aboard for a train ride into the"Great Wide", and then join me for the slightly twisted toast to the"Orphan" where we all somehow get what we need."To the orphan, the mother's breast To the outcast, a place to nest A panacea for your every ill A cozy fire to keep out the chill"