The Beat that Drives My Rock and Roll

from The Longest Day of the Year by The Dustbowl Daddies

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lyrics

We’ve been traveling down this road so far,
thought we were walking side by side.
But the white expanse records one single track,
guess you took all the weight while I took my free ride.
A winged envelope so proud and free,
breaking through the speed of darkness and the driving sleet.
Never once noting the inequality
of the bargain that’d been struck between well you and me.

You’re the trunk, I am the branch, I am bison, you’re the grass.
I’m the plains, you are the sun that lets me grow.
I’m a ball, you are the goal. I am swimmy, you’re the shoal.
I’m glacier melt, you are the river bank that guides my flow,
the beat that drives my rock and roll.

Never took the time to look too close,
see why my load it seemed so light.
Never questioned why my path was clear,
why even rusting vacant gunmetal days seemed so bright.

You’re the trunk, I am the branch, I am bison, you’re the grass.
I’m the plains, you are the sun that lets me grow.
I’m a ball, you are the goal. I am swimmy, you’re the shoal.
I’m glacier melt, you are the river bank that guides my flow,
the beat that drives my rock and roll.

A totem soaring ‘bove the mist so clear,
guiding me through swirling rapids of my whitewater fears.
A love that stretches wide the seven seas,
an ocean swell infinity calling me right back here.

You’re the trunk, I am the branch, I am bison, you’re the grass.
I’m the plains, you are the sun that lets me grow.
I’m a ball, you are the goal. I am swimmy, you’re the shoal.
I’m glacier melt, you are the river bank that guides my flow,
the beat that drives my rock and roll.

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from The Longest Day of the Year, released June 6, 2015
Lyrics and Music, Paul Saurette

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For The Dustbowl Daddies, music is about bringing people together. Combining four-voice harmony with an acoustic/electric folk feel, backed up with old-time banjo, mandolin, Telecaster twang and swinging trumpet, we write high energy, upbeat tunes that get people moving. ... more

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