Jeff Cannon: Vocals and acoustic guitar
Patty Griffin: Backing vocals
Johnny Cunningham: fiddles
John Mettam: Drums
Seth Connelly: Bass
Alan Williams: B-3 organ
Recorded 1994, Soundworks Studio, Watertown, MA.
JDC: A cynical song about seeing swooning love where maybe it ain’t.

Lyrics

Love Illusion
You took it in a quick conversation,
I tried not to let you know,
You put my heart in your pocket
And then turned to go,
And part of me don't like the feeling,
The rest of me knows no fear,
And I know what's happening,
I know what's happening here.
It's that love illusion again.
Heart is beating a rhythm,
Orchestra follows the cue,
I close my eyes,
Now I'm dancing a waltz with you,
It's that love illusion again.
And I didn't mean to write you a love song,
The timing is all wrong, and that's not my way,
But that look in your eyes is something to die for,
And I hope that soon I'll be able to breathe again,
it's that love illusion again.
And somewhere off in the future,
Someone loses their way,
Something went wrong, but now
Nobody knows what to say,
It's that love illusion again,
And I didn't mean to write you a love song,
The timing is all wrong, and that's not my way,
But that look in your eyes is something to die for,
And I hope that soon I'll be able to breathe again,
It's that love illusion again.