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Island Day (live - 5.31.08)
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This is a song about life on Peaks Island, Maine. It's a song about what is and what should be.
acoustic rock jon camp band
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acoustic rock, organic, flavorful, tasty, home-grown, fun
first off, we apologize for the name. terribly uncreative. we like jcb, but formally, we'll be going with the jon camp band. second, thanks for checking us out. we hope you like the music. an acoustic-based, organic rock and roll that may offer an alternative to more-of-the-same. if you have any thoughts or comments, write us at jon@joncampband.com.
Song Info
Genre
Acoustic • Acoustic Rock
Charts
Peak #112
Peak in subgenre #30
Author
Jon Camp
Uploaded
June 03, 2008
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MP3 6.9 MB • 128 kbps • 7:32
Story behind the song
I wrote this song in about an hour sitting on this wonderful, old, blue porch of a wonderful, not-so-old house. In front of me, a large yard with a knarled apple tree front and center, a fence behind that, and then the road. Beyond the road, I could just make out the sea through the trees. And as I was sitting there, strumming a random chord progression, life at it's American best rolled out in front of me. Wonderful parts of the American ideal passed on the road. Sounds all around me struck the strings of my imagination and down it went on paper. In an ironic side note, at the very same time I was writing and polishing this song, the city of Portland was considering raising property taxes on the island, which had the very real potential consequences of forcing some lifers to sell their homes and head for the mainland.
Lyrics
island day sittin’ on an old blue porch on an island afternoon watchin’ life stroll by dog bark bites from 3 or 4 doors down doesn’t much matter but i can’t help wonder why a beat up old red pick up truck lazily cruises past might can’t go too fast anymore anyway a couple of kids roll past on their bikes wave hello hello back at you boys have fun wherever it is your going this is america as it should be the promise the dream and everything in between this is america as it could be maybe everyone could see it then it would be i hear the hollow thud of a crap apple falling from a tree followed down by another i got some work ahead of me from somewhere in the neighbors yard a whistle drifts through the air can’t quite catch the tune but then i don’t really care a pleasant looking round faced lady makes her way down the road throws a wonderful smile my way and i see she’s got her man in tow can’t help but think they’re from the mainland maybe out for a visit with the kids maybe here for a minute alone chorus there’s a beautiful lady on the lawn playing with a couple beautiful kids it’s something millions of men have sat and marveled at before when such a think as this comes along you just can’t turn your head you’d be a fool not to look for as long as you can you’d be a fool to ignore it’s a perfect island day – sun giving off just the right amount of heat perfect island day – living large in the love surrounding me perfect island day – i can just make out the sea through the trees perfect island day – i wish everyone could see chorus – x2 sittin’ on an old blue porch on an island afternoon watchin’ life stroll by dog bark bites from 3 or 4 doors down doesn’t much matter but i can’t help wonder why
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