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Beach on the Ocean

by John Bowman

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1.
Would You Wait for Me? September 2010 Would you wait for me? Til the sun goes down Til it gets so dark there’s nothing left to put your arms around Would you wait for me? When it’s pourin’ down When the water runs so high you can’t even touch the ground Would you wait for me? For an eternity Til you’ve waited for so long you can’t remember what you came to see Would you wait for me When I’ve lost my way When the good times end and there’s a bill to pay Would you wait for me At the end of the day what would you say? Would you wait for me? Through the smoke and flame Would you stand your ground when all around they run the other way Would you wait for me? In a hurricane When the winds take what you have so fast you barely feel the pain Would you wait for me when I’ve lost my way ….. Would you wait for me? When I’m on the road While you sit at home alone no one helping you to carry the load Would you wait for me? When I’m old and tired When my body moves so slow feels like I’m stuck here in the mud and mire Would you wait for me when I've lost my way....
2.
Restless Heart November, 2010 She thought that she would be a famous actress Or a model in a fashion magazine Now it feels like time has passed her by She spends her life just getting by And hopes there’s something better down the line She’s got a restless heart Like the waves on the ocean A fire in her soul That she can’t put out She’s got a restless heart Like a river flowing Takes her where she’s going Not where she wants to be He used to play her love songs on his old guitar She waited while he chased his dream on stage But the hard times wore him down And he had to take a steady job Became someone she couldn’t be around She’s got a restless heart …. She’s travelled far and wide Climbed mountain trails into the sky She seized the day and night All in the blink of an eye So many years flying by Now she lives alone with a cat or two for company And follows the celebrities on TV She doesn’t venture out too much Her body’s tired, its had enough But in the quiet of the night she finds some peace She's got a restless heart....
3.
Just a Little January, 2011 Got a picture in my pocket That I pull out from time to time Reminds me what you looked like When I could make you smile Been six weeks on the road now Trying to work my way to you Don’t know what I’ll come home to Haven’t got a clue Don’t need too much of your love Don’t need too much of your attention Don’t need too much of your tenderness Just a little Just a little You say I’m afraid to settle down You may very well be right There’s lots of time to settle down When I’ve given up the fight I know a lot of people But I don’t have any friends Can’t keep in touch with anyone On a road that never ends Don’t need too much ….. Got no one to complain to About the choices that I made No one there to listen To what I have to say Don’t want to die alone here With nobody by my side So I called you at this number In you I will confide Don’t need too much …… (repeat chorus)
4.
We’re Gonna Sing Our Song April 2010 We never saw it coming Never knew what would unfold Never dreamed how much it changed us Bringing a new life into this world We hold the bundles in our arms Then watched them spread their wings Tried to help along the way With what wisdom we could bring We’re gonna sing our songs And hope they didn’t turn out wrong We’re gonna sing our songs To you They’ve gone from boys to men On a path to who knows where With their own songs to sing Their dreams It’s not an easy journey There’s many bumps along the way They’ve barely started walking Before they’re running far away You try to so hard to keep them safe When that’s the last thing on their minds They fight for independence We just hang on for the ride We’re gonna sing our songs …. We scream and shout Throw our arms about We rage into the night Then we settle down Watch the world go ‘round And hold on with all our might Now we see them from a distance That they’ll learn from our mistakes As they struggle to find their way That they’ll figure out what matters Sometimes they follow in our footsteps Are the friendships that they make Sometimes they run the other way You hope they’ll find the easier road We’re gonna sing our songs …….
5.
Weight of the World August 2010 When I look back at the years we’ve travelled over All the things that seemed important at the time The burdens that we placed upon our shoulders The troubles that we faced along the line It’s the weight of the world Pressing down on me It’s only through your love That I can make it through the day It’s the weight of the world Sometimes it’s more than I can take But when I hold you in my arms All the madness fades away I guess living wasn’t meant to be too easy Stress and strife just seems to get in the way And though they try to make our lives more simple They can’t make any more hours in a day It’s the weight of the world …. We run from place to place At such a hectic pace I don’t always take the time to say How much you mean to me We’ll follow every road to where it leads We’ll slay the dragons and set the princess free We won’t spend time worrying about what might have been We can’t change the past but we can always start again It’s the weight of the world ……
6.
Town Full of Nothing January 2011 Travelling through the back roads Pass through some little towns A general store, an old stone church Some houses gathered round There used to be more traffic New highway took it away Most of the stores just closed their doors They couldn’t make it pay When you drive past and you look around On your way to the city lights You wonder why they live in a town full of nothing If you take the time to stop awhile Step inside the general store You’d see Ed behind the counter Where he’s been so many years before He’d ask you how you’re doin’ Maybe tell a joke or two Give you directions if you’re lost Treat you like someone he knew If you come by Sunday morning Neighbours all gather at the church Cause they love their little town full of nothing Ed wonders how much longer he can hold out Working such long hours for little pay Big stores in the city sell for less than he can buy But his neighbours they depend on him So he’ll hang on, hope for better days Big cities growing bigger, stretching out for miles We live closer to our neighbours, but we don’t know who they are Some live in isolation, yet there’s people all around So many fall right through the cracks, disappear without a sound When we look around our neighbourhood We wish we had that bond Of the people in that town full of nothing (repeat)
7.
Beyond This Job June, 2010 They gave me a nice watch And some paper in a frame That says I gave them thirty-one years of my life I didn’t shed a tear I was ready to be away from there Time for someone with more energy Who’s not blinded by how things used to be There’s a life beyond this job But it’s sometimes hard to see This work it takes a toll on me There’s a world beyond this job It’s slowly coming back to me It’s something more than what I do for pay Hired me fresh out of school Had no idea what I was coming to Not a lot of training then Threw you in, it was sink or swim Learned a lot from the people I met Helped them out or tried my best Though many times my mind was on the job When my body was at home There’s a life beyond this job ….. The papers have been sorted Desk drawers all cleaned out Files all put in storage Until someone throws them out The pictures of my wife and kids Come home with me tonight Someone else will take my place Will they lie awake at night? There’s a life beyond this job ….. (repeat chorus)
8.
Beach on the Ocean February, 2010 When we were young we’d take our sons To walk along the beach Sometimes I’d hear them hum a tune over the crashing waves Although we’d try to keep them close They’d go running far away Until they were just specks off in the distance, laughing and playing On that beach on the ocean That I’m hoping to find Where the green waves roll to the shore As we walk the tide line Looking for the sea’s treasures Something to hold in our hand Some reminder of this place we’ve shared Where our feet touched the sand Sometimes we’d build a castle Create an empire of sand Only to watch the tide come in and wash it all away Though the boys are young men now, the beach still calls our name We look for coloured glass and agates glinting in the sun On that beach on the ocean ……. I don’t know if there’s a heaven or some place that people go When our time here on this earth passes like our footprints in the sand But when we go a part of us will still be out there on that shore And when the wind is right, you’ll hear us singing On that beach on the ocean...
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This is My Home July 2009 When we were young, we couldn’t wait to leave home Travelled around the country Maybe settle for awhile until the work was done Made our long lists of places we’d like to see We made it to a few Before we settled down to raise a family This is my home This is my place in the world It’s where memories are stored In these walls and floors They keep me company when I’m alone This is my home Where ghosts still live in these rooms Where I can close my eyes And look back in time And catch another glimpse of you Kids grow up and move away Some close by, others far away Now there’s all this extra space And this stuff we’ve collected to fill the place Fishing rods and pairs of skates Old guitars and record players Board games that we never played I should clean all this out some day This is my home ……. Now there’s only one place at the table Only one towel on the rack She’s been gone for over a year now Only in my dreams can I bring her back My kids say I should move out of here To a residence close by Where they cook your meals and wash your clothes And wait for you to die This is my home...
10.
All I Want is You January, 2011 So many things Piled up beneath the Christmas tree So much more than what we need Doesn’t matter much to me I’m where I want to be, ‘cause All I want is you There’s nothing you can buy me That will take my breath away Like the feeling of your body next to mine All I want is you We’ve done alright We’ve got the things we need to live our life A place we can call home when day is done We’ve shared a laugh or two along the way But I’m not joking when I say All I want …… I’ll share with you all of the time that remains The joy and the sorrow, the laughter, the pain I’ll follow you where the roads come to an end And I’d do it all over again We’ll take our time We’ve earned the right to stop along the way To savour the small pleasures that life brings To search for beauty and try to hold it close But I don’t have to search too far, ‘cause All I want.....
11.
A Place in My Heart July 2009 It wasn’t long ago I held them in my arms They started to walk And we had to run to keep them from harm Reading those story books The same ones time after time Walking the trails of the mountains To see how far we could climb There’s a place in my heart for each of you I carry it with me everywhere I go This world can be hard, but it can also be beautiful Just like watching you grow Looking back on the teenage years I don’t know how we survived Tryin so hard to be different Walking the edge of every line So much pressure to act like a man When you were still a boy Hearing all about your hopes and dreams The sadness and the joy There’s a place in my heart ……. Now you’re out on your own Making your way in the world Trying to understand how a woman thinks If you find out you can let me know Still trying to figure out What you want to be when you grow up The only thing I can tell you You can be anything if you want it enough There’s a place in my heart ……
12.
Can’t Let It Go March, 2011 I’ve been sitting here for hours Waitin’ for your call Been waiting since you last walked out that door Told me you were leaving You swore you’d stay forever Forever hasn’t come I’m holding you to the promise that you made I’m lost without you It’s hard to keep on smiling through the pain When her voice it keeps on burning through my brain This movin’ on is harder than you know I just can’t let it go Tell me what you need I’ll buy it Need me to change I’ll try it Want me to look you in the eye and say I’m sorry You know I’ll do it It’s hard to keep on ……. I’ll come home early every night to you Take you dancing when you want me to Swallow my pride and crawl on my knees If you just come back to me It's hard to keep on...
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You Can’t Change Me August 2010 You can dress me up, take me on the town You can hold my hand walk me around You can dream I’m your king and you’re my queen Just as long as you know that you can’t change me You can tell me all the things you want me to do I’ll try my best to come through for you Just don’t ask me to act like someone I can’t be You’ve got to accept that you can’t change me Cause you know that I’ve got my faults My funny ways of doing things What I am is what you see I’m not something made of clay To be shaped a different way We’ve stuck together for so many years I know your dreams, you know my fears Now we fit together like some old blue jeans Because you know that you can’t change me Now we don’t know what the future holds We just hang on let our lives unfold We’ve set our course walking hand in hand You can change your hair You can change your shoes You can change your dreams But you can't change me

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released July 1, 2011

The Musicians:
John Bowman: lead vocals, lead guitar
Hollis Morgan: resophonic guitar
Kristine St. Pierre: harmony vocals
Mark St. Jean: harmonica
Tobias Meis: bass

Recorded, mixed and mastered at Constant Sound Studio, Ottawa, ON
Photography by Diane Bowman and Kate Morgan
Cover design by Kate Morgan

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