Adam Duritz, frontman of the roots-rock group Counting Crows, is standing 50 feet in front of me singing “Miami” in a packed farm field near Nashville on a Saturday afternoon.

The song includes one of my favorite lyrics from the band – “She could pull the sunlight through me.” Duritz delivers the line with energy that rises along the course of the sentence, and it makes me feel hopeful every time I hear it. Right now, it’s a little ironic, because in 10 minutes the show is going to end abruptly due to the threat of lightning.