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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.

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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

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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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