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What to Do When the Lights Go Out

from Beyond the Safe and Sound by Bay Station

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Money in the bank only goes so far
when we take it out it’s going to leave a scar
Keep your eyes on what it’s all about
What to do when the lights go out

Fill a bag with beans and rice
Let your cat chase away the mice
cast around for a different route
What to do when the lights go out

Quell your panic walk don’t run
Don’t listen to the men who live by the gun
Read your list through and through
When the lights go out | you’ll know what to do

The tanks are full there’s water to drink
There’s a box of matches by the sink
There’s no room for any more doubt
What to do when the lights go out
In the dark and feeling lost
All your usual signals crossed
Lessons learned were for right now
No space in the car | for a sacred cow

The coffee’s ground and the drag is packed
The lies ran out and left the fact
You felt your way around the house
What to do when the lights go out

Sirens wail and buildings burn / Leaders fail and children learn
The blind will see / the dumb will shout
We’ll all be there / when the lights go out

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from Beyond the Safe and Sound, released April 9, 2021
words and music Deborah Crooks & Kwame Copeland

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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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