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Bright Bright Sunny Boy

by The Ditchflowers

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This song was recorded in preparation for our second and final album Bird's Eye but was held back from what had already become a long album peppered with long, densely-detailed songs. Featuring wonderful background vocals from our talented compatriot, Steve Robinson, we are happy to finally share this treasure from the vault as one of Ed's 2021 single-of-the-month releases.

lyrics

Bright bright sunny boy in the yard
flap those wings and pump your legs so hard.
Great big summer sun shining down
on us mortals stuck here on the ground.

Bright bright sunny boy where ya goin'
knowin' that the world is open wide?
Time and tide and fate may keep on flowin'
hold on to the faith that one day you'll fly.

Bright bright sunny boy in your car
rushing to anywhere but where you are.
Great big shiny dreams in your head
Who told you to hold them in instead?

Bright bright sunny boy whatcha thinkin'
turnin' in the blinkin' of an eye?
I know that you think your sun is sinkin'
chasin' down those dreams in that western sky.

Who can take the measure of a life, of why we are here?
Some can take a lifetime to find what you've lived in one year.

Bright bright sunny boy whatcha thinkin'?
Every act of courage has its cost.
What the world has lost may never sink in
though we try to trace where our lines got crossed.

Bright bright sunny boy flying so free
like a bird, like you were meant to be.
Bright bright sunny boy smiling down
on us mortals stuck here on the ground.

credits

released June 18, 2021
Steve Connelly -- Backwards pedal steel guitar
Aaron Kant -- Drums and percussion
Brian Merrill -- Backing vocals
Steve Robinson -- Backing vocals
Ed Woltil -- Lead vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, bass, keyboards

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The Ditchflowers St Petersburg, Florida

Melodic sophistication with a power pop punch. Upping the ante on their critically acclaimed debut CD with a technicolor blend of light and dark -- shades of Beatles, Beach Boys and XTC abound. Manna from heaven for fans of music with wit, craft and soul. ... more

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