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Smokegun Jack Daydreams

from Downhauler by Marc Douglas Berardo

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Picture a Sam Elliot type telling stories as the sun goes down. Written in Cresent Beach, Florida on the Matanzas Bay.

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The Beachhead Lounge was closing down
The bottles were stacking up, the day was done
Smoke Gun Jack stood up and walked out of the bar
Lit up a smoke like a an old time movie star
Leaning on his hands staring at the sand the color of gold
Smoke Gun Jack was feeling old
Sixty years of living makes it harder to bend
Tired bones need time to mend

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Now he man is alone in his mind
Where daydreaming is free and so is sunshine
-So these days Jack daydreams all the time

Got the handle Smoke Gun When he ran the Cuban Gold
He brought it in and the money just rolled
The very last Captain at the pirate dance
Back when the game was still adventure and romance
With his sweet lady Chloe always by his side it was good to be alive
But the wildlife is known to pass a few bad checks And Jack cashed his when his Chloe died in a boat wreck

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When Waves would roll out and reach the distant shore
Sometimes I would walk old jack home and let him sleep it off on my floor
We never did say much we just let it be
It was just me and smokegun and the quiet sea


Smoke gun Jack fingers the glass of Patron.
It’s 5 o’clock and He is home
Staring out into the Matanzas Bay
Letting the warm winds blow him away
Smoke gun is gone again

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from Downhauler, released February 22, 2011
Jordan Jancz-Bass
Dick Neal-Guitar
MDB-Guitar Vocals
Chris Berardo, MDB-backround Vocals
Scott Lebish-Drums

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Marc Douglas Berardo Westerly, Rhode Island

Marc Douglas Berardo combines songs that mine lessons gleaned from real life situations presence that uses humor and storytelling to lead an audience into an almost spiritual experience. It’s brings to mind James Taylor, Jimmy Buffett, Guy Clark or Steely Dan with a hint of Mark Twain or Hunter S.Thompson. It’s a night of laughter and emotion that gives the audience a renewed sense of possibility. ... more

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