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An early Loam Disher musing with the balboans flair..... the story of the balboans as told by the boy who grew up there.

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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

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from California or Bust, released April 5, 2021
Loam Disher- lead vocals
Tate Overton- bass, background vocals
Mike Crehore- guitars, keys, background vocals
Jim Mussen- drums, percussion

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