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Lazy Afternoon

by Jason Wilber

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I love to watch the wind in the locust trees And the way the sun feels so warm on me And on you too, and everyone who has come to sit Out in this lazy afternoon You swear you can smell those flowers bloom I believe you can I smell them too And the grass so green I mean it really makes me feel so good So good If I knew how I’d get some colors on a brush And set us all down on a big canvas right here We could sit for a few hundred years Out in this lazy afternoon I see the sun is sliding farther away I know she’s got to go Make someone else’s day sunny too Somewhere far away there’s a town like this With some boats On a shady little pond And some blankets that are waiting To be spread out on a lawn And some folks who will be happy to sit Out in this lazy afternoon You know it looks like It’s gonna be a lazy evening too
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Sinking down 04:10
My dream is always the same We’re out on Stetson Bank And I’m the one who was left behind Divers swim right by With lights in their hands and fear in their eyes And I know it’s me they’re trying to find Sinking down I feel I’m sinking down I pray I’ll wake up scared and cold Davy Jones drug a finger across my bones When you coming home he whispered low Your friend is waiting here with me With the ocean in her eyes A secret soul with a shifting tide And the shimmer of something far away Greed rolled across my mind In the fog we stole a man’s life And now he sleeps in the endless deep Chorus Instrumental Captain Frank Set his boat on Stetson Bank And watched the waves calm and slow You can never tell What’s inside of someone You never know what hides below
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You back your car out of the driveway Feels right you might go the wrong way You don’t know what you’re getting into now * You might think you do you might think you don’t You might think you will you might think you want something different * for variety * So you start out first and you wind up last You know the little burst where you kind ran fast in the middle * It didn’t seem to help * No you don’t know what you’re getting into * You don’t know what you’re getting into You don’t know what you’re getting into now * You can’t find the truth where it’s supposed to be The meaning of your life the meaning of a flea * It’s starts to seem like you missed the part Where they explain the game and then said start So you get the sense that you’re running behind But everyone says no you’re doing fine As they pass you by * you see them wink * At one another and you start to think That you’re paranoid or you really are behind * You might find it’s a slippery slope When you start to think that yes means no and You don’t know what you’re getting into now (chorus) * You might think it’s gonna rain or maybe gonna snow The wind may come and your friends may go * The sky could fall or the sun could rise The moon might set right before your eyes But time doesn’t stop and time doesn’t fly * Time could come when you say goodbye To the hours on the calendar the days on the wall The hands that spin and the sand that falls In your eyes as you walk through a mystery world * Where nothings quite right but nothings really wrong * And far away you hear a song That sounds familiar so you sing along (pause) * Meanwhile on a mountain top a lone guru finally stops
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Indigo 03:55
Indigo I’ve been dreaming of you You must know I see traces everywhere I go Your shade has captivated me Drops of ink Like a kaleidoscope they slowly sink It’s clear imagination that you think Away in clouds of purple blue You can see into the ocean and the sky Just close your eyes Inst Indigo in tiny flowers there along the road Or in the songs here on your radio That rise up from the great unknown Violet blue as deep a mystery as any hue If I can ever only gaze into Your colors I will be complete You can see into the ocean and the sky Just close your eyes Inst Indigo Indigo Indigo
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Summer vacation, North Ontario An old man telling stories To his young grandson CHORUS The Northern Lights might find a child And carry him away To the shining spiral arms of the milky way Aurora Borealis, Aurora Illinois That’s where my Dad lives Lied the lonely boy Go and tell your Dad then Go ahead and run Laugh laughs the bully Knows he hasn’t got one CHORUS The Northern Lights might find a child And carry him away To the shining spiral arms of the milky way But the big dipper he just sits up there And never says a thing About the kid from Lewisburg Tennessee INSTRUMENTAL VERSE Aurora Borealis, Southern Tennessee One in a million I saw it on the TV Unrelated items Local lost and found One quiet young man Not a trace or a sound CHORUS The Northern Lights might find a child And carry him away To the shining spiral arms of the milky way But the big dipper he just sits up there And never says a thing About the kid from Lewisburg Tennessee Northern Lights Seen Over Lewisburg Tennessee
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Sitting Down in Russell Square Where the sun has come to brighten this June day And the flowers sway Purple, Red, and Yellow In gardens kept with care Down in Russell Square And those who were just passing through Find themselves upon the benches too As toddlers smile and stagger laughing In the soft and gentle air Down in Russell Square When you need someplace to slip away From your worries and petty cares Try to fix your mind upon a day That you once spent dreaming somewhere Like on a quiet summer bench Down in Russell Square The bus brakes and the car horn Sound just like an old calliope As they echo off the concrete And I guess they might as well be Because no one cares About them down in Russell Square In the cool grass here and there Couples talk or lie and quietly stare At the white clouds as they pass Through a sea of tranquil blue Oh it must be love That floats so high above Russell Square
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There’s just no point in going on, said the President to his peers We’ve tried real hard to make the club work, for almost 24 years But recently the spelling bee and the bake sale both bombed Interest has declined, it’s a sign of the times, I’m thinking we should just move on Because we’ve organized and volunteered and sponsored ‘til we’re blue We’ve pledged and baked, marched and donated, raised and patronized too But I’m calling it quits, I’m tired of it, this perpetual goodwill race Man I’ve looked on the bright side for so damn long, I’ve got a sunburn on my face Chorus: Somewhere along the way we lost our happy go lucky smiles That certain savoir faire that kept our chins up proud and high My horse shoe and my rabbit’s foot have worn down to the nub I’m sorry friends, this will be the last meeting, of the Quakertown Optimist Club Then the Secretary said attendance has fallen, at the Wednesday bowling league Last week it was just my wife and her sister, my brother-in-law and me Mrs. Douglas stood and said well I’m sorry, but those bowling shoes hurt my feet Then she excused herself owing to a previous engagement with a program on her TV It was Mr. Baker moved to adjourn the meeting, said his wife was home sick in bed And he reported he hadn’t been ill in years, but suddenly felt a little light headed And then similar complaints slowly arose from every optimist in that room Of backaches, and bunions, and inconsiderate off-spring And inevitable, impending, doom CHORUS ---- TAG --- The number you have reached is no longer in service, at the Quakertown Optimists Club
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Your Destiny 03:15
You were walking it was one of those days when there was no one around Waves breaking and the seagulls seemed to be the only sounds Just how free can you be if this path was meant to lead To your destiny You were talking then to someone you met somewhere along the way You didn’t notice but the day was drifting from blue to grey Just how free can you be if this path was meant to lead To your destiny Beside the fire on the beach that night you stared into the flames Watched them rising up into the sky, all the faces and names Just how free can you be if this path was meant to lead To your destiny
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The crowd crashed like waves over shots over pints While we sat struck dumb with surprise To quote my hero old Joe, a radiance did show But the din didn’t ever subside It was like watching Picasso Monet or Renoir Sketching out his world with a voice and guitar My God how good must you be said the man next to me Before folks might just listen a while CHORUS: He played and he sang simple and plain And out poured a quiet masterpiece By the cigarette machine on a dim corner stage That creaked like a tired ship at se I don’t even mean to judge or indict It’s not like this was Carnegie Hall I guess no one expects to witness genius Unless it hangs on a museum wall INST CHORUS, CHORUS If you’re ever up that way near old St. John’s Bay Where the shadow of the Signal Hill lies Climb up Solomon’s Lane to the door marked Ship Inn And sit down and listen to Ron Hynes
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released January 1, 2006

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Jason Wilber Bloomington, Indiana

Jason Wilber is an American singer and recording artist. He is also known as the lead guitar player for singer-songwriters like John Prine, Iris Dement, Greg Brown, and many others. Jason Wilber’s work with John Prine includes the Grammy Award winning CD Fair & Square. In addition to playing guitar on John Prine’s 2017 album For Better or Worse, Jason also served as a Co-Executive Producer. ... more

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