Recording and Mixing Dates: Recorded July 31, 2016 and April 1, 2017. Mixed April 1, 2017.
Genesis: I wrote this song on May 7, 1995. I have written several songs about good intentions and procrastination, so it is not surprising that is the theme of this song. I was going for a Gordon Lightfoot early 1970s feel: he calls this type of song a “toe tapper.”
Production: Bass Guitar, Acoustic Guitars, Mandolin, and Brush Drums.
Lyrics:
OFF SEASON BLUES
I’ve got the off season blues
What am I gonna do?
I don’t want to waste my time again
Like breaking in new shoes
I’m stiff but that aint news
I’ll sit myself down and make a plan
Tomorrow when the sun comes up
I’ll be dressed and fed
I’ll kiss my love on the cheek
As she sleeps in our bed
By 8 o’clock or so
I’ll be humming as I go
The words will be rolling out of me
I’ve got the off season sag
My heart is feeling the drag
My shoulder won’t stay against the wheel
Lying back and catching rays
Dreamy mind in a squint-eyed daze
More and more doing nothing has appeal
Tomorrow when the sun comes up
I’ll be out the door
I’ll grab the bull by the horns
And even up the score
By 10 o’clock or so
I’ll be working don’t you know
Making up for all that I let slide
I’ve got the off season blues
Not paying anymore dues
Competing with the voice inside my head
I’m coasting through the day
Dropping everything to play
I’m aimless and I know I’ve lost the thread
Tomorrow when the sun comes up
I’ll be far away
Dreaming of the things to come
And bits of yesterday
I’ve got the off season blues
What am I gonna do?
Time just keeps melting day by day
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