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Tailgate to the Beach

from Ashes from the Fire by Roy Holliday

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A song about facing whatever life might throw at you, facing it and moving on...

Originally written for and recorded by Sand Dollar Rodeo , released on the Six Pack EP and GPS to Nowhere LP.

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This old life can get to me, and be so damned lonely
I been drinking on my own, feeling empty and alone
As I try to wash away the pain away.

Maybe it’s time to pass that next drink by… and think of you
Clear the blur that’s in my eyes, cleanse the numbness in my mind
And face the ocean water again.

I think I’ll pack and head down South
Let the clouds guide me around where I should be.
I’ll put my tailgate to the beach
Let the warm breeze go through me and wander free.

Look out to the blue and see the sky… look real high
I remember sitting here with you… I remember saying goodbye.

Now, I’ve got my tailgate to the beach
Not a person I can see, it’s just me.
I’ve got my tailgate to the beach
And a soul that I can’t reach is calling me.

Every now and then you make a friend and life goes on and gets itself so… crazy
See the ashes from the fire, see the Phoenix never rise, I miss you baby.

Look up to the sky and close my eyes… I know you’re near me
I can see that smile upon your face and the warm sun feels like your embrace
I know you’re here.

I packed it up and went down South
No need or room for doubt of where you’d be.
Now, I’ve got my tailgate to the beach
And the soul I couldn’t reach is here with me.
Yeah, I’ve got my tailgate to the beach
Shoulda known you’d always been within me…

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from Ashes from the Fire, released September 4, 2015
Words and Music written by Roy Holliday - © Strange Highways (BMI).

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Roy Holliday Fort Worth, Texas

Roy Holliday is a Texas based songwriter, occasional radio show host and founding member of the band Sand Dollar Rodeo. Whether writing, recording or sharing the stage with colorful characters across America's highways, the musical adventure always continues... Thanks for dropping in! ... more

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