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Wish I Surfed​.​.​.

from Wish I Surfed​.​.​. by Andrew Robert Palmer

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I've been thinking about the time
I moved to L.A. for a while
I went surfing in my free time
I was young and in my prime

But now I'm old and I'm all washed up
And, after all, I only really got up
for a few moments at a time
… ain't that a metaphor for life?

Against the ocean, just one man
catch a wave and try to stand,
Fall back down and do it again
Let's go surfing!

On my back porch, drinking wine
Cars and people passing by
In the alley way outside
I love Chicago, but I don't know why

'Cuz this is where I have washed up
And now I watch other people do stuff
that I love and have always wanted to do
Even thought I tell myself "I'm cool…"

And, "this is why I went back to school"
And, "mom's advice was wise and you'll
Not regret it, forget those fools"
Trade the ocean for a baby pool

I go on and on and on
about big ol' fish and tiny ponds
and how I'm really moving on
But i'm still waiting

Against the ocean just one man
Will I catch a wave again,
Or just a suntan in the sand?
Let's go surfing!

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from Wish I Surfed​.​.​., released October 7, 2016

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I'm a regular guy doing a very small thing.

Chicago-based. Sometimes rock, sometimes folk.

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