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Recorded live, direct to 2 track DAT in the fall of 1990. The band was: John VanDyke on vocal / acoustic guitar, David Glaser on vocal / acoustic & electric guitars, Jay Turner on bass, Greg Phillips on drums, and Larry Griffin on vocal (Feel the Fire) & percussion. The Annapolis Vocal Corps also sang on "Feel the Fire". All songs written by John VanDyke & David Glaser. Mixed live and recorded by Bill Plummer. Mastered by David Glaser (a different one!) for Airshow, Inc. Released on NEWSU Records. House sound by Jeff Byron.
Left my home in the northlands, with my rock & roll band
I came to an isle in the caribbean sea
I had me a good time, for such a long time
but now the sun & the surf & the rum are telling on me
Chorus
it’s a Caribbean Coma, I guess I’d better go home now
I’ve been here so long I’m losing all track of time
The sunning and funning, y’know it’s fine if you’re running
but I’m on the verge of losing my mind
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I felt the wind blow, I sailed on the Lindo
I hauled up some sails and I told a few lies
We travelled the tradewinds, just like Sir Francis Drake did
watching over the sea and the breezes and tides
repeat chorus
We travelled the street scenes, and I rolled up my blue jeans
We drank down some fantails & huffed on some weed
But for all of the glory, it’s not a pretty story
Because I still can’t seem to get the one damn thing that I need
repeat chorus
Just give me direction, and I will follow
To a place in between the night and the day
Lust get me away from here, down to the hollows
Oh just carry me away
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Between the Pacific and the Atlantic
Where the moon and the sun go on their vacations
North of the equator, and south of the border
Oh just carry me away
bridge 1
well I’ve seen a lot of years pass by this window
I was born here, and here I’ll stay
but there comes a time when a man must face the changes
he must fly away
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Over the ocean, down to the Islands
to a paradise directly under the sun
Or maybe Los Angeles, where the music
Might just carry him away
bridge 2
With this morning, I’ve got a feeling
That I’ve never had before
There’s something that keeps on telling me
That I shall change, forever more
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Through every direction, that i could follow
Where lost is found, and night is sometimes day
Where there’s always warm weather, and lots of palm trees
and those crystal ocean waves
They just carry me away
Like headless horsemen driving blindly through the night
Keeping time to the rhythm of the moon
The air was cold and we were frozen to the earth, leaving soon.
Chorus
Lord and how the wind was blowing, the sky so starry starry bright
In sweet New England, take me home tonight
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This land is old as any ocean, and maybe even older than the stars
The radio was singing 'bout America, and playing hard
repeat chorus
we stood and saw the moon was rising, as spring would come and winter soon be gone
The morning sun soon would shine through the window with the dawn
Final Chorus
we stood and saw the sun was rising,
and we saw everything as far as you could see,
In sweet New England, you've been good to me.
Won't you ride my bicycle, won't you drive my car
If ever there was a woman in my dreams, you most certainly are
Walk me down by the Bayside, baby, take me down realo slow
I will definitely go anywhere, you want me to go.
Chorus
You're an athletic lady, and your loving drives me crazy...
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Won't you throw my baseball baby, you won't need no glove
Don't lose your nerve and don't throw me a curve, just a fastball of love
I've been playing the field too too long, running around that track
you really give me a workout baby, and that's what keeps a man coming back
repeat chorus
bridge
Athletic Lady, I'll be your boy, just kick my heart through the goalposts of joy
you're so athletic, you make my bell ring
burn it in, burn it in, baby, make it sting...
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Meet me in the weight room baby, put me on my back
it feels so fine when you pump my iron, 'bout to give me a heart attack
I work on my triceps baby, you work on your pecs
you're looking so lean in your tight little jeans
and honey you know that's what i've come to expect, 'cause..
repeat chorus
5. Virginia
Bonus Tracks:
10. Love You Anyway
11. Sail Away
12. Crazy