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California or Bust

by the balboans

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PRIMA PRIMO L💞VES This album is GORGEOUS. It is ultimate CLASSIC ROCK! Favorite track: Farley.
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1.
Hey Hey 03:18
Hey Hey Intro Verse One Hey hey what do you say, I guess it don’t matter anyway All the truth that I have heard, never once was in a word If it’s true for you is it true for me If it’s true for you is it true for me Verse Two Well well now can’t you tell, it’s time to ring that freedom bell There are no chains to break, it was always ours to take I’ll free you, will you free me I’ll free you, will you free me Verse Three Ho ho, what do you know, love will come and love’ll go Don’t try to make it last, take it now and let it pass I love you, do you love me I love you, do you, do you love me Do you love me……… Solo Last Verse Hi hi now laugh and cry, who will live and who will die There is no certainty, it may be you and it may be me Who wants to live forever anyway Who wants to live forever anyway Tag Hey hey what do you say, I guess it don’t matter anyway
2.
California or Bust Intro Verse One Sittin in this cafe babe just a resting from the day Waitin to do my business, take my money and drive away Left those blues behind me, they’re chewin on my dust Chorus One Gotta keep on moving yeah, California or bust Gotta keep on moving yeah, California or bust Verse Two I think about you now and then, I’d love to see your face I hope that you’ll be havin fun when I roll up to your place Burned my bridges babe, steel can turn to rust Chorus Two Gotta keep on moving yeah, California or bust Gotta keep on moving yeah, California or bust Solo Last Verse Gypsy gal she told my fortune, her granny told it too Said my life would be okay if I just lived it and be true Ain’t no use to worry and that gypsy I will trust Last Chorus Gotta keep on moving yeah, California or bust Gotta keep on moving yeah, California or bust Gotta keep on moving yeah, California or bust California or bust California or bust
3.
Bad Love 04:07
Bad Love Intro Verse One Standin at the station, waiting for the train You know the story so I won’t explain It’s been six or seven weeks since I’ve seen her face And it’d be just my luck, I think it’s about to rain Verse Two Standin’ on the highway, tryin’ to thumb a lift Four hundred miles to get, where my baby lives And I can feel the darkness just starting to creep in I hope she’s ready to take, all the lovin I got to give Chorus One She said she loved me, she said she cared Everytime I needed her, she wasn’t there She’s just a bad, bad, bad, bad, bad lover That’s gone wrong I won’t be missin’ her too much, oh no now when she’s gone Bridge When she’s gone When she’s gone When she’s gone Last Verse Standin’ on a rooftop, nine stories up Thinkin’ about the way that she, nixed our love I never thought this would come down to push and shove I swear your honor she just kinda’ up’d and jumped Last Chorus She said she loved me, she said she cared Everytime I needed her, she wasn’t there She’s just a bad, bad, bad, bad, bad lover That’s gone wrong I won’t be missin’ her too much, oh no now that she’s gone I won’t be missin’ her too much, oh no now that she’s gone Now that she’s gone Now that she’s gone Now that she’s gone Now that she’s gone She’s just a bad, bad lover She’s just a bad, bad lover
4.
Dust on the Highway Intro Verse One Standin on a rift zone baby, feelin like a fool Wondering about this shaky ground that lies twixt me and you One small part of who we are, doesn’t seem to jive One small part of who we are, that kept our love alive Chorus One Baby don’t you know that I tried and tried for you Just too many changes, I couldn’t see ‘em through Girl I hate to lose you, there’s nothing I can do Roll with the dust on the highway Roll with the dust on the highway Verse Two I’m driving through a high noon blaze, I’m trying to see it clear I wonder which of a thousand ways gonna ease me of my fears Drivin through a full moon daze, I’m tryin to see it through I wonder which of a thousand roads gonna lead me back to you Chorus Two Three days on the road and I haven’t slept a wink Gotta make this road but I need some time to think I’ll maybe pull on over and have a little drink Watch the dust just roll down the highway Watch the dust roll down the highway Solo Last Verse Standin on the rift zone baby, feelin like a fool Wondering about this shaky ground that lies twixt me and you One small part of who we are, doesn’t seem to jive One small part of who we are, kept our love alive Last Chorus Baby don’t you know that I tried and tried for you Just too many changes, I couldn’t see ‘em through Girl I hate to lose you, there’s nothing I can do Roll with the dust on the highway Roll with the dust on the highway Roll with the dust on the highway Roll with the dust on the highway
5.
Balboa 04:13
Balboa Intro Verse One Up over White’s Hill and down through the valley Down past Samuel P and all three of Jewell Is a road that leads to a town where I come from Full of peaceniks, crackpots and a dairy farm or two Verse Two And if I get stuck in Forest Knolls, at least there’s still a girl there I know She’s a dirty girl, dry to the bone, she lives just across the road and it’s a long way home Chorus One And my daddy moved, out to Petaluma Found himself a field where he could just be ignored But I’ll build my house up on Balboa, and I swear I’d never get bored I swear I’ll never get bored Verse Three Droppin down into Olema When the fog is sitting low on the ridge Well I sweat that there ain’t nothin sweeter No grass that’s greener ever than this Chorus Two And my brother moved, out to Bolinas That’s where all the real crazies go But I’ll build my house up on Balboa, and watch my children grow I’ll build my house up on Balboa, and watch my children grow Solo Never long for more Never long for more Last Verse And if I get stuck in Inverness Park, at least there’s a girl who’s still got a car And she’ll fill me up, love me down, give me a ride back into town Last Chorus And I’ll probably die in New York City, that’s where all my people seem to be But bury me up on Balboa, it’s there I’ll finally be free Yes bury me up on Balboa, it’s there I’ll finally be free And it’s there I’ll finally be free There I’ll finally be free, there I’ll finally be free
6.
Strung Out on You Intro Verse One Just one day more, another twenty four hours Til you walk through the door I hope that you’ll be smilin’ and glad to be home After last night’s silence on the telephone Hard to cover such distance when you’re already Feelin’ so alone Chorus One Caught me strung out on you You could call me worse and it would probably be true But I need a fix, better come quick Don’t know if I’m gonna pull through Caught me strung out on you Verse Two Well this week has felt like a year The house is just a shell without you here The temperature has dropped another twenty degrees Think I’m comin down with some strange disease That can only be cured by you Chorus Two Caught me strung out on you You could call me worse and it would probably be true But I need a fix, better come quick Don’t know if I’m gonna pull through Caught me strung out on you Bridge Oh and tomorrow we’ll lie About yesterday’s pain And everything will be okay Til you go away again Tag And I’ll be strung out on you, just another shade of blue And I’ll need a fix and you’d better come quick, cause there ain’t no one else gonna do Got me strung out on you Got me strung out on you Got me strung out on you Got me strung out on you
7.
Farley 03:49
Farley Intro Verse One The ground was wet not a sound was heard, not even the song of a whistling bird And I tell you now how it occurred the day that we killed Farley Verse Two Farley was a brother of mine, and we stood together in a rebel line But he spoke too freely into his wine and that’s why we killed Farley Verse Three He wanted freedom throughout the land, for every child, woman and man But an innocent girl died under his hand and the soldier died in Farley Verse Four There was a big battle just before Lent, a call came down and our group went Only four came back though twelve were sent and the rest died cursing Farley Verse Five Well deep in the hearts of the few returned, a call for vengeance like hellfire burned And soon the whereabouts it was learned of a traitor we called Farley Verse Six He knelt on the ground with our guns on his back, flushed like a rat from an old farm shack We wanted to kill him right there but we held back a trial was due for Farley Verse Seven We read him the names of the men who died, he nodded at each one and then he replied That I am guilty can not be denied and a death’s welcome to me said Farley Verse Eight We placed a gunny sack over his head, his hands were tied and his sentence was read Shots rang out and he was dead and that’s how we killed Farley Solo Verse Eight Now the war is over who knows who won, the birthrights stole all the killings been done But I’ll never forget the weight of a gun not since we killed Farley Oh not since we killed Farley Not since we killed Farley
8.
Coldest Day 05:39
Coldest Day Intro Verse One Empty tarmac your plane is gone It’s a two hour train ride to get back home Gonna be a long ride without you Watch the dust in your wake disappear Thinking on reasons you’re not here Gonna be a long ride without you Chorus One When you go it’s the coldest day Twenty below in the end of May Everytime you go away it’s the coldest day Verse Two Climb the stairs to the rooms we shared Cold in bare , you’re not there Gonna be a long night without you And I climb the walls and I pace the room And I search your drawers for your perfume Gonna be a long night without you Chorus Two When you go it’s the coldest day Twenty below in the end of May Everytime you go away it’s the coldest day Solo Verse Three Gonna build a big fire, roll out the bearskin Gonna find a million reasons for keeping you in And it’s gonna be a long, oh long Such a long Gonna be a long time before I let you go Gonna be a long time before I let you go Gonna be a long time before I let you go Gonna be a long time before I let you go
9.
I Was Blind 04:51
I Was Blind Intro Verse One We are angels without wings and we won’t fly til our soul sings To the tune that makes the planets move And we give sorrow and we get pain, we can’t take them back again All that suffering what does it prove, what does it prove Chorus One I have cursed the rains that gently washed me I’ve hidden from the sun when it did shine And I have turned away all the love that came my way Cause I was blind, oh yes so blind, I was blind Verse Two Death’s many faces you will see an old, old man and a child of three Shake your head wonder why We can grieve and we can mourn we can’t die until we’re born And we always want another try, another try Chorus Two I have cursed the rains that gently washed me I’ve hidden from the sun when it did shine And I have turned away all the love that came my way Cause I was blind, oh yes so blind, I was blind Solo Verse Three Those thieving twins pleasure and pain, have got me in their game again Shake their head and lead me on a crooked road And as I dream that I’m awake, they come in and let us take All the bits of me they claim they’re owed, they claim they’re owed. Last Chorus I have cursed the rains that gently washed me I’ve hidden from the sun when it did shine And I have turned away all the love that came my way Cause I was blind, oh yes so blind, I was blind Oh yes so blind, cause I was blind Oh yes so blind, cause I was blind Oh yes so blind, cause I was blind Oh yes so blind, cause I was blind

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In this crazy world of 2020, a tribute to Gery Hope, Loam's dad, with a combination of new arrangements of Gery's favorites and some of Loam's early musings. Starting with an acoustic, socially distanced get together in late August, we slowly put together this album. Enjoy!!!

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released April 5, 2021

Loam Disher- vocals, harmonica
Tate Overton- bass, harmonica, backing vocals
Mike Crehore- guitars, keyboards, backing vocals
Jim Mussen- drums, percussion

Lyrics- Loam Disher
Music by the balboans
Produced by the balboans
Recorded, mixed, mastered by Mike Crehore at Cellar Sound

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