Written in the middle of the pandemic lockdown, this one captures the joy I thought we'd feel when it ended. Except it ended several times already. Oh, well...
lyrics
When the sun comes up, gonna give it a whirl
Gonna run outside, gonna kiss my girl
Gonna do all the things that I’ve been dreaming of,
Ooh, baby, tell me when the sun comes up
Hey, hey, hey, yeah!
I been waiting inside for what seems a thousand years
Waiting for the tide to wash away
All the worry and the sickness blowing in the wind
When sheltering ain’t sheltering in place
When the sun comes up, gonna give it a whirl
Gonna run outside, gonna kiss my girl
Gonna do all the things that I’ve been dreaming of
Ooh, baby, tell me when the sun comes up
Hey, hey, hey, yeah!
Staying inside ain’t so bad, I’m luckier than most
I got all my stuff here anyway
But holing up inside a box, the art of living inside locks
This ain’t the way that we were meant to stay!
When the sun comes up, gonna give it a whirl
Gonna run outside, gonna kiss my girl
Gonna do all the things that I’ve been dreaming of
Ooh, baby...
When the sun comes up, gonna say it again
Gonna run outside, gonna see my friends
Gonna do all the things that I’ve been dreaming of, ooh
Ooh, baby...
When the sun comes up!
Hey, hey, hey, yeah!
Hey, hey, hey, yeah!
Hey, hey, hey, yeah!!
credits
from Basement Songs (2019-2021),
released March 11, 2022
Music & Lyrics: James Dean Cotton
Vocals & Instruments: still me
James Dean Cotton hails from the Missouri Ozarks where bluegrass and Americana infused an easy, 70's acoustic style. He writes and performs solo and with the acoustic duo, American Sons, in the Seattle area.
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