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12/06/05, The Crocodile - Seattle, WA

I wrote this tune on the night Bush was re-elected. The band was hanging at a Fremont bar for the evening and when the results started coming in, the disappointment was palpable.

lyrics

A steel river is sliding by the door
And there’s no forgiving the things I've said before
Well it's funny how nothing changes when you’re gone
Yeah it's funny how I find the will to carry on
I feel it rolling down the block
There’s a change in the faces
All the hopefulness is gone
And I guess right here is where I make my stand
With a good friend and a glass in my hand
And I can feel a cold wind blowing across the room
Sitting in a bar on a rainbow afternoon

Try thinking this place is getting cold
You've got to play together if you wanna play rock and roll
Well maybe I just don't care about the fight
Maybe I’d rather just lay down and die
And I can feel a cold wind blowing across the room
Sitting in a bar on a rainbow afternoon

And I guess right here is where I make my stand
With a good friend and a glass in my hand
And I can feel a cold wind blowing across the room
Sitting in a bar on a rainbow afternoon

credits

from We Thought There'd Be More People Here, released May 7, 2021
Recorded by Jim Anderson
Jima (Bass, Vocals)
Jason Atkin (Guitar, Vocals)
Craig Keller (Drums)
Jason Milne (Guitar)

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