To The Bears

from Shapeshifter by Bay Station

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Words & Music by Kwame Copeland (ASCAP)

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We had a good life yeah
With money in the bank
and a roof over our heads
But It’s time to leave California to the bears

By the light of an iPhone candle
I just can’t excuse it
it’s time to face the music
It’s time to leave California to the bears

Take away the airplanes
take away the noisy trains
Take away the highways
you take away yours, I’ll take away my ways
Take away the sit and wait
trying to cross the golden gate
Take the smoggy sky line
take away the crime rate
Take away the slum lords
robbers on the roller skates
We had our chance before but now it is just too late

I think our time’s up
Baby it’s no damn good
All the governors have failed
I’d rather have the whales
It’s time to leave California to the bears

Take away the asphalt
Make all the taxis halt
Take away the buildings
Take away the dentists
take away the fillings
Take away the holidays
take away ‘best of the bay’
Take away the sofas
Pilates and the yogas
Take away the living rooms
take away the catchy tunes
Take away the cable cars
make way for the sand dunes
Take the politicians and most of the musicians
No more dumb elections
Natural selection!
Let the grapes grow free leave ‘em to the honey bee
Take away the lawn chairs (unless their needed by the bears)

I think our time’s up
Baby it’s too damn bad
Let’s forsake the golden state now, we blew the chance we had
It’s time to leave California to the bears

Gather up the deeds, the stocks and shares
And hand them over,
Hand them over
To the bears

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from Shapeshifter, released September 22, 2023
Kwame Copeland - guitar, vocals
Steve Waters - electric guitar, bv
Deborah Crooks - bv
Andrew Griffin - drums
Ben Bernstein - bass

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Bay Station finds Kwame Copeland and Deborah Crooks combining their talents with several musical friends to create a diverse form of Americana.
"Bay Station delivers its own unique style, incorporating the best parts of Americana, Alt-Country, and just plain good storytelling." — Bob Leggett LA Music Critic ... more

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