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Dreams of the Father

by Rags & Bones

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1.
CALIFORNIA BOUND Ten of us kids, a house of pain No room to move Nothin’ to lose Me and my older brother Cain Struck out on our own Find a new home Anywhere we end up couldn’t be this bad So heart broke sad, no work to be had So, we’re California, California, we’re California bound Yeah, we’re California, California, California bound. All along Route 66 Thumbs in the air Everywhere Hungry men with walking sticks Runnin’ from the dust The rot and rust Thirty miles south of Henderson The sheriff hauled us in “Don’t come this way again.” Go to California, California, we’re California bound Yeah, we’re California, California, California bound. Trucker dropped us off at the Frisco Bay We worked the docks those long, hot days We picked the crops down in Monterey Ended up in LA Cain became a businessman Got him a real good wife Yeah, he did all right Me, I do the best I can Try to make ends meet Keep it off the street I dream about those days out on the road so young and bold, so full of hope… Goin’ to California, California, we’re California bound Yeah, we were California, California, California bound.
2.
Drive 02:56
DRIVE I got me a wife, a job and kids Living the life I’m supposed to live and be satisfied But sometimes I get the urge to run Point this truck into the sun and drive, just drive, Yeah, I can feel the pull of the wheel The unlived life I’m wanting to steal away She was the prettiest girl I’d ever seen I didn’t deserve nothing that clean But I took it anyway Kids came fast, the work got slow A chilly wind began to blow our way, hmmm Baby, can’t you feel the pull of the wheel The unlived life you’re wanting to steal away You draw your cards, you place your bets Brace for the worst, hope for the best and try to be satisfied But lately I get the urge to run Point this truck into the sun and drive Just drive Yeah, can’t you feel the pull of the wheel The unlived life you’re wanting to steal away and drive, Baby just drive, Drive.
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Foothill Boulevard There’s a Starbucks on the corner Where the Winchell’s used to be Big Mike and gang have all moved on Remember that chick Rita She just turned 63 The hog farm and the long hairs all gone The ghost of Alfie Obar Shooting hoops at Sunland Park As if that El Camino never rolled Sweet Jane and me In the back seat of my car The greatest story never told on Foothill Boulevard Foothill Boulevard The boys are getting’ ready To ship out over there Flags wave and the line’s out the door JD takes his hat off Virginia strokes his hair Says “You know I love a man in a uniform” The mayor’s giving speeches And sipping his Jim Beam As the band plays Down by the Schoolyard Hey, look! Here comes Downey And the whole football team singing Bye, Bye Love as they march down Foothill Boulevard Foothill Boulevard There’s Bikers and there’s Birchers, Lost soul searchers Scrub oak sage, scraggly pinion pines At the foot of Camel’s Back Old stone shacks See that one over there, well, it’s mine on Foothill Boulevard Foothill Boulevard Foothill Boulevard

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This is the 3rd in a series of 3-song EP's from Rags&Bones. Each of the 3 songs on Dreams of the Father is a brief chapter in the life of Rags' father, Moses.

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released July 23, 2018

Vocals - Rags Rosenberg // Background Vocals -Tim and Faith Chinnock, Artemis // Violin - Bob Furgo // Bass - Baba Elefante // Accordion - Lisa Mednick Powell // Lap Steel and Pedal Steel - Gar Robertson // Recorded and mixed by Pat Kearns // Produced by Rags Rosenberg, Pat Kearns, Catherine Svehla

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