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The Beach

by Long Distance Runners

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1.
Rodeo Girl 03:54
Well I feel so lucky I feel so blessed I’ve met a girl I love the best She loves horses and sand beneath her feet She’s got a quiet little house on a quiet little street Chorus She sings country music at night and gospel music at dawn But she’s the happiest when the rodeo comes to town Well her mama died years ago, her daddy she hardly knew He lives out in the desert off of highway twenty-two And though she’s lost her faith in marriage she does believe in love And when she wraps herself around me I thank the lord above Chorus When she gets the money she was thinking of heading out west Maybe join up with the rodeo if they’d just give her half a chance Well it’s true when she tells me She says “Man, you’ve lost all ambition and drive” No I’m just fine to settle down with you forever by my side And though it hurts to know that I love her I love her more than she could ever love me No and it won’t be very long when I’m a distant memory Chorus
2.
Let’s talk about you pretty baby Forget all your blues and say to me Whatever you choose its gravy I’m ready for whatever’s ahead Oh now honey at the start You had my heart it was so wonderful I got knocked over by your thunderbolt Your touch set me off with a spark Oh when I’m with you pretty baby You put the shine in my shoes and take me Yah where everything’s new no I ain’t crazy I’m full grown and I can make my own bed So let’s talk about you pretty baby Honey please don’t refuse, you saved me Now I’ll do it for you, I ain’t crazy I meant every little thing that I said Oh but with the glass half full you saw empty You say that life is dull, I say the fields are plenty Oh come on you fool I’ll help you take it back to the top Oh I know that times get tough And you’re thinking that you’ve had enough Oh no don’t worry I’ll help you up No nothin’s gonna tear us apart So let’s talk about you
3.
You never waver in your loyalty You stand tall and never bend A heart like that is a rarity these days And for that I must commend you You, you are the only one To see what I could give I wish I’d made it easier on you But you had the strength to forgive I introduced you to uncertainty He and I walked side by side And in the twilight of surrender You found a way I couldn’t hide I, I am the lucky one For you to take me in You make it easier honey You saw the good within You always said there’s no guarantee Where this life will lead us Just as long as the epitaph On our tombs shall read That we, we were the lucky ones To share this life’s suffering You make it easier You have the good within I, I am the lucky one For you to take me in You made it easier honey You have the good within
4.
When the city gets rough and you’ve gotten tired of the rush I’ve found you a home where it’s safe to roam I’m the real estate man, your real estate man For the sake of the children and that darling wife of yours I’ve found you a place got its own grocery store Oh the deals in the can, trust the real estate man Chorus I’m your real estate man and I do nothing but good I’ve found you the perfect neighborhood Ya, I’m the real estate man, real estate man It’s just a little off the highway, you couldn’t ask for more It’s no time from the office, the ramp ends at your front door I’ll give ya a hand call the real estate man Now you say your wife’s a little worried about the prospect of gangs My advice is go get a cat with twelve inch fangs Now get on back to that tan and leave it to the real estate man Chorus I’m your real estate man and I do nothing but good I’ll clean up your neighborhood Ya, I’m your real estate man, real estate man Now sometimes people ask me, “why’d you ever become a real estate man?” Well early in my days it was strictly for the fans “Hot damn, there goes the real estate man!” Well I’ll be honest with ya now and tell you the truth of the story It has something to do with an ex-wife of mine and this musician she married She left the real estate man so I came up with this plan I thought I’d put all those starving artists out on the street Then she’d come back beggin’ at my feet And I’d say “who’s the real man but your real estate man?” Chorus I’m your real estate man and I do nothin’ but good I’ll clean up your neighborhood Ya, I’m your real estate man, real estate man I’m your real estate man and I do nothin’ but good I found you the perfect neighborhood Ya, I’m the real estate man, real estate man
5.
I’ve been holding out for you I’ve been watching everything you do I know you’re probably not like me I like to talk to you when you’re asleep My memories not as good as yours But I know what I came here for Chorus And darlin’ you’re so real And you make me wanna feel Darlin’ you’re so real You’re so real A year has come and gone And now you ask do I believe in God I never open up I just tell you to shut up But it’s not because I’m mean It’s someone I don’t wanna be So let’s sit down and talk Make you laugh then clean it up Chorus I spilled the wine I forgot to mention But it just left a stain And if I ask the wrong question Please don’t walk away Chorus
6.
Hearts beating, darlin’ keep breathin’ Hold on for the best part, we’re just at the start I won’t let go, I really want you to know That these feelings are worth believing in They’re coming straight from the heart and out of the dark I was cold but now I’ve got you to hold We will walk together I don’t regret it, so glad I said it now Let’s start a new life as husband and wife Nowhere else I should be but right here with you beside me We will walk together And live as one forever And when the wind blows We both know we won’t follow
7.
The Beach 02:46
We spin around the sun And like the stars We burn bright and then we’re gone Blue skies, summer nights On the beach Under northern lights Jesus, I get confused If you’re the light Then point me to the truth Bridges bend and sway In the wind Across the crashing waves Chorus But wait don’t leave so soon Don’t want to lose you Stay within my reach But everything must drift away For it to come again Here upon the beach Chorus We spin around the sun And like the stars We burn bright and then we’re gone
8.
Instrumental
9.
Johnny came home off the road today lookin’ sick and lean Said somethin’ about seein’ half of the world and everything in between Well his wife and kids they lost their heads, thought they’d never see him again The last they knew he was a T.V. star, they’d seen him in T.V. land Chorus So Darlin’ light up those old home fires Get the family around the telephone wire When I shipped out thought you’d never find me another way back in I don’t wanna go there again Well the folks came over, kids played red rover, Maggie opened up the finest wine A toast was made, table cleared away, everybody had a really good time And the weeks flew by like a bird that flies until a knock came upon the door “Good day Johnny, its been some time. We’ve found you another war” Chorus Well mister I hope, I hope you are kiddin’ I like livin’ and I like this breathin’ When I shipped out thought you’d never find me another way back in I don’t wanna go there again Well later that night when the time was right they talked about getting out Maybe on up to Canada or maybe down further south Well across that line in short due time they were registered as refugees “So sorry Johnny, we gotta turn you back, Uncle Sam well he’s the man we’ve gotta please” Chorus Well I guess that my dreams just expired Get the family around the telephone wire When I shipped out thought you’d never find me another way back in I don’t wanna go there again Well you can burn me in those old home fires Scatter my ashes around the telephone wire Well I guess I’m shipping out when that boat comes in I’m heading back there again
10.
In your smile I saw another life When I was wrong you made it right I got lost, I got lost in your light Friends they come, friends will leave You’re the only one that I believe I was blind but now I see It’s no surprise, it’s give and take Don’t wanna be selfish, don’t wanna make that mistake All that I’m asking is be here when I wake We’re floating so high, don’t ever wanna come down All of these troubles can stay there on the ground Feeling so happy with this new thing that we found Life’s a game of pick and choose Now that I’ve found you I can’t lose I wanna thank you Darlin’ for seeing it through In your smile I saw another life When I was wrong you made it right I got lost, I got lost in your light

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Recorded live, fall 2012.
All songs by Chris Picco (SOCAN), except 'Rodeo Girl' by Chris Picco/Charles Picco (SOCAN).
Produced by Chris Picco and Krisjan Leslie.
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Krisjan Leslie at Lab Of Chaos.
Layout and Photography by Perfect Day.

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released June 4, 2013

Chris Picco; vocals, guitars, piano, organ, harmonica.
Ilia Nicoll: violin, vocals.
Darren 'Boobie' Browne: mandolin, lap steel.
Dave Rowe: bass, banjo.
Andrew McCarthy: drums, percussion.
Additional backgrounds on 'Johnny Came Home': Paula Gale and Charles Emile Picco.

Chris wishes to thank: The Newfoundland & Labrador Arts Council (NLAC), The Long Distance Runners, his family and friends and all those who played and participated on this record.

For Paula and Charlie

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