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The Big Parade

from Deep in the Waves by J. Briozo

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lyrics

Woke up on Monday to the news that Peaches was dead
Like most everyone, I thought about Bob and how he'd lose his head
You wonder how many times the same man can grieve
Before he closes up shop, bolts the door and takes his leave

Of course it's not right for a dad to lose his daughter
After spending half his life dealing with famine and slaughter
And whatever went down with Paula and Michael
You'd think Bob's a guy who could use a big reprieve

'Cause it's pretty hard to find a good man
Who gives a god damn...
When he's treated like Job by the powers that be
What are the rest of us fucks to believe?

Na, na, na, na, na, na
Hey, hey, hey
Na, na, na, na, na, na
Hey, hey, hey
Na, na, na, na, na, na

How can we just let it be?

Woke up on Wednesday to hear a bunch of kids had been stabbed
Out in rural Pennsylvania by a boy who stole the knives from his mom and dad

Of course, everyone was shocked when they surveyed the scene
How could a nice kid like that suddenly snap, become killing machine?

For a whole news cycle they forgot about the plane
That was lost in the ocean and the submarine
With a fancy new device that can scan the Indian Ocean floor
But who's keeping score?

Peaches and Bob flashed in my head just for a moment
Before I lost my.... did we survive the polar vortex?
Wasn't there some big thing about a climate report?

That night everything went black
Thought I was never coming back

Thursday came and everything seemed so serene
We all watched the markets
As the world returned to its normal routine

Then a school bus crashed up in Northern California
Near the Emerald Triangle where they all grow marijuana
And I started to wonder if it was all a bad dream

Are you coming along? Well, you'd better bring your bible
'Cause we're headed to the tent where they're holding the revival
Heard everybody else is going to the big parade... 'cause it's a beautiful day

To hear the marching bands, watch the girls in tight sweaters
See a whole happy crowd just standing there together
Beats the hell out of dying in in any ol' way

Na, na, na, na, na, na
Hey, hey, hey
Na, na, na, na, na, na
Hey, hey, hey
Na, na, na, na, na, na

Who are you wearing to judgment day?

Yeah, everybody's got their own means of survival
We can fuss and fight over verses in the bible
While the Lady Liberty sinks down into New York Bay... No, not today!

Well, we can't control the weather but we're all in this together
So, it seems high time that we should all come together... right now
Is there another way?

Na, na, na, na, na, na
Hey, hey, hey
Na, na, na, na, na, na
Hey, hey, hey
Na, na, na, na, na, na

It seems about time we find our way....

credits

from Deep in the Waves, released November 17, 2017
Jeff Crandall - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals
Aaron Kerr - Bass
Justin DeLeon - Drums, Tambourine
Brett Hansen - Electric Guitars, Lap Steel, Backing Vocals
Tyson Allison - Backing Vocals
Jim Baldrica - Trumpets, trombone and saxophone
Kimberly Vang - Backing Vocals
Kallie Bruett - Backing Vocals

Music and Lyrics by Jeff Crandall
Arranged by Jeff Crandall, Aaron Kerr, Justin DeLeon, Brett Hansen, Tyson Allison and Jim Baldrica
Produced by Jeff Crandall
Engineered by Randy Gildersleeve
Mixed by Randy Gildersleeve, Jeff Crandall and Justin DeLeon
Mastered by JJ Golden

Recorded at GilderSound, Forest Lake, MN
Mastered at Golden Mastering, Ventura, CA
© 2017 Jeff Crandall
℗ 2017 Swallow the Music LLC

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