Never Saw the Ocean

from Home Brew by Roots Asylum

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Growing up broke and alone in America is something almost everyone experiences. Lake Michigan is like the ocean, life giving... I had that when I grew up. Along a river or being near the water is life giving. Sometimes you gotta grab a vision and get to where the joy of life is. And do it when you're young with good peeps. It is smart to just get out of this place! Invent your own future. A place among similar peeps. The edge of the water is maybe home for you. It is for me.

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Down 'round Indiana, All Hollow's Eve
Her daddy met her once, he had to leave
Never wore silver bells, no priveledge it seemed
Never saw the ocean till she was seventeen

Mamma worked three jobs and didn't know
In and out the window that girl comes and goes
A path along the river and the winding stream
Underneath the railroad bridge she lost her belief

So many curses and words of dread
Too many kind words out there left unsaid
She jumped into his car with just her shirt and jeans
No one to belive in so she followed her dream

Street lights in the background
Fading down, now their gone
The moonlight glistens all around
Hear the waves and the splashing all around

Down 'round Indiana, All Hollow's Eve
Her daddy met her once, he had to leave
Never wore silver bells, no priveledge it seemed
Never saw the ocean till she was seventeen

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from Home Brew, track released June 16, 2020
Cover photo (c) 2020 Aaron Kowalski

Lyrics: Jimmy Macaroni and Flip MIller
Vocals: Jimmy Macaroni
Electric Guitar: Jeromy TImmer
Acoustic Guitar: Jimmy Macaroni
Bass Guitar: C.D. Craig
Keys: Shawn Toth
Percussion: Aaron Kowalski
Drums: A.A. Miller

Recorded in Jimmy Macaroni's Underground Underdog Studio
Mixed and Mastered by Mike Roche at Broadcom studios in Kalamazoo Michigan

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