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Perfect Day
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It's a bouncy little number.
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National Road is an acoustic roots-music band based in Frostburg, Maryland. The band is: Randy Ruhl, vocals and guitar; Randy Bandura, vocals, mandolin, and fiddle; Eric Baker, vocals, guitar, resonator guitar, and bass; and Shane Schoenadel, vocals, dobro, guitar, and bass. Although the band has only been playing together for the past year, the four members have extensive experience on the Western Maryland music scene. The members of the group have played in such local acts as The Cadillac Cowboys, Parhelion, and Miller’s Wheel. National Road deliver a unique variety of music including bluegrass, country, classic rock, and Americana. Their set list includes songs by The Rolling Stones, Willie Nelson, The Grateful Dead, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Flatt and Scruggs, and Ledbelly. The band also plays a number of original songs which appear on their debut CD . Using only one microphone during their performances, the band blends a bluegrass performance style with rock ‘n’ roll and country music to create a unique experience for the audience. The band’s shows are characterized by their acoustic instrumentation and four-part harmonies.
Song Info
Genre
Acoustic • Acoustic General
Charts
Peak #747
Peak in subgenre #144
Author
Eric J. Baker
Rights
Eric J. Baker 2008
Uploaded
May 15, 2008
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MP3 3.2 MB • 128 kbps • 3:31
Story behind the song
I was living in East Lansing, Michigan in 1996. I woke up on a Saturday morning, and it was the first beautiful spring day after a long, cold winter. I looked out the window and saw the bus stop up the street and a man waiting for the bus and this is what came out.
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I know a man who lives down the street Rides on the bus in the very front seat His mother’s sour, but his sister’s sweet Sings in the shower and talks in her sleep Mmmm, she’s a lovely daughter My, it’s a lovely day To call her up maybe ask for a date Promise her Ma I won’t bring her home late Run in the sun and sleep in the shade Go see the boss cause I gotta get paid Mmmm, she’s a lonely dreamer My, it’s a lonely day BRIDGE Leaves on the trees just haven’t come back Old man winter won’t cut us no slack Seems like the sun won’t ever shine Your bed’s not made and you’re runnin’ behind Her old man’s out gotta trim up the hedge Ma’s playin’ cards by the swimming pool’s edge She’s all alone waitin’ up in her room I’d like to call her up but I think it’s too soon Mmmm, she’s a lazy daisy My, it’s a lazy day She don’t like to smoke and she don’t like to swear Time to go to bed gotta say her prayers She dreams in the den and she sleeps on the stairs Likes to go swimming in her underwear Mmmm, she’s a cloudy baby My, it’s a cloudy day BRIDGE Leaves on the trees alive and green Prettiest day that I’ve ever seen Sun’s come back he’s gonna shine Your bed’s been made and you’re runnin’ on time She tried to run away but she didn’t get far She didn’t have wings and she didn’t have a car They locked her in her room and they threw away the key Her Ma didn’t want her runnin’ with me Mmmm, she’s a rainy lady My, it’s a rainy day Then one night I got some money to spend Said that I’d meet her up around the bend But she didn’t come I could only pretend Stayed in her room didn’t see her again Mmmm, she’s a perfect lover My, it’s a perfect day
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