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4 Days in the Valley

by Wookie Garcia

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1.
A Man on a Tightrope 04:00
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I saw a man on a tightrope he didn’t look afraid Maybe it’s something he’s always done a game he’s always played He held that pole so gently, his hands perfectly placed His expression was so dreamlike looking off to space Oh, what’s he doing up there? Oh, what’s he doing up there? I saw a man on a tightrope, he never looked down He didn’t care that the crowd had grown far away on the ground His head was still and he barely moved when he made a step This was the day that he’d waited for, the one he won’t forget Oh, what’s he doing up there? Oh, what’s he doing up there? He’s gonna fall My kid is scared What will you do? This is the end He’ll never reach the end What will you do? Who led him there? What’s he doing there? What will he do? What’s he doing up there? A crowd below had gathered, silently cheered him on The air was still and humid, no one made a sound I saw a man on a tightrope I couldn’t walk away When my wife asks me what I did this is what I’ll say Oh, what’s he doing up there? Oh, what’s he doing up there?
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When the Sky Fell Down 03:20
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The ill-informed masses In ignorant bliss Seeking easy answers There are no easy answers Just ratings and profits And abusive talk Like Caesar before him They love their demagogue When the Sky Fell Down When the Sky Fell Down We stopped laughing, we stopped laughing When the Sky Fell Down Lie after lie Words so perfect When you can’t be convicted Even when you admit to it How long can we last As the divide gets deeper? Who can we look to To be the great healer? When the Sky Fell Down When the Sky Fell Down We stopped laughing, we stopped laughing When the Sky Fell Down Walls to the sky Kids living in fear Will they survive When their parents aren’t here? Desperate times Bring desperate measures When a country bleeds We must apply pressure When the Sky Fell Down We stopped laughing, we stopped laughing When the Sky Fell Down When the Sky Fell Down When the Sky Fell Down This couldn’t happen, this couldn’t happen, this couldn’t happen This couldn’t happen
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Empty Out My Head 05:16
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Let me tell you about a guy I know Sometimes we say he’s full of shit He doesn’t really have a lot of friends Maybe that’s because of it Mama told me If you don’t have something good to say Even the dumb ones have got their right When he’s talking I’m gonna Empty Out my Head May get a little hot but I’ll be alright Things were going well down at the factory I’ve always been a company man Then I saw him standing with the bosses I guess I’ll have to shake his hand Mama told me If you don’t have something good to say ‘Cause every fool has got their right When he’s talking I’m gonna Empty Out my Head May get a little hot but I’ll be alright I might not be so smart myself But I know enough to know to play dumb Last night he called us over for a party He said his girl’s wild days were done We asked him who is the lucky guy? And then he pointed at my son Mama told me If you don’t have something good to say Even the dumb ones have got their right When he’s talking I’m gonna Empty Out my Head May get a little hot but I’ll be alright
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Thirty Feet of Steel 05:10
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Time was this land was our home The people here looked a lot like me Our shelves were filled with photos and a bible Raised our kids and set out to try to be free Thirty Feet of Steel straight up to the sky Here I am standing on the other side They watch me as they’re hiding Thinking they can wait me out There’s Thirty Feet of Steel Keeping the strangers out Lorena says I’ve got be careful There’s people here now coming for me Our fathers worked together for generations We are the ones that built this country Thirty Feet of Steel straight up to the sky Here I am standing on the other side They watch me as they’re hiding Thinking they can wait me out There’s Thirty Feet of Steel Keeping the strangers out
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Salvation Mountain 04:39
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I was praying for my soul to keep Never knowing what that might bring Built a mountain from bales of hay That I could climb with my soul to take Is there only one way For your soul to be saved? In the words of Didion, “We tell ourselves stories in order to live.” All you sinners, follow me Through the desert, by the sea Climb the mountain of straw and paint All your sins will be washed away When I die this is what I know I’ll never have to be alone In the words of Didion, “We tell ourselves stories in order to live.” Is there only one way For your soul to be saved? In the words of Didion, “We tell ourselves stories in order to live.” All you sinners, follow me Through the desert, by the sea Climb my mountain of straw and paint All your sins will be washed away
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Times Remembered 04:07
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There are times I’ll always remember Like you and me with our feet in the sand On the lake in the heat of September Side by side, with your hand in my hand There are times I’ll always remember Like you and me at the dance with our friends I held you tight when I heard you whisper That you hope this night would never end Life obscured with all good intention In a town where heart rot runs deep Where something else is all that is offered But something else is all that we need There are times I’ll always remember Like you and me at the birth of our first child We both cried as we watched her enter A world she’d share with you and I Life obscured with all good intention In a town where heart rot runs deep Where something else is all that is offered But something else is all that we need These are times we’ll always remember These are times that were heaven sent These are times that’ll last forever These are times we’ll never forget
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HOA Man 03:37
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See you coming across my lawn Like you mean business at the crack of dawn You found the tiny speck of dirt Now you complain that your feelings are hurt What’s that plant? Why’s it there? I got my book and you better beware How’s your house? That’s new paint Lots of colors you can have but that ain’t Late at night when I’m alone I stare for hours into the fire I’m in my car, I’m speeding off You look so good under my tires We’re in the house safe and sound After breakfast and you’re still walking around There’s so much you can see My car’s on blocks next to the RV Late at night when I’m alone I stare for hours into the fire I’m in my car, I’m speeding off You look so good under my tires We’re in the house safe and sound After breakfast and you’re still walking around Gonna keep my head in the sand Please save me from the HOA Man Please save me from the HOA Man
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Where the Trees Reach the Sky 03:31
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Tommy was a kid from my school who loved making a scene Ukulele on his back and always humming a blues melody Most of the kids didn’t like him ‘cause he didn’t act a bit like them Creating atmospheric portraits of grotesque and seedy places he’s been A house on Hilltop and I Where the Trees Reach the Sky Oh, the memories inside Pay the bills to keep them alive And now I hear he came to visit every month when his mom was alive In the lobby singing songs: Singapore; Heart of Saturday Night But no one seemed to listen, they just smiled and wasn’t sure who he was Kept his thoughts in a notebook that he carried as he walked down the hall A house on Hilltop and I Where the Trees Reach the Sky Oh, the memories inside Pay the bills to keep them alive Every day I drive the street and pass the house with the heavenly trees I’ve seen a boy with his father in the yard and they’re sweeping up leaves I think about all the water that’s been used to allow them to thrive And all the years that have passed and the memories kept alive A house on Hilltop and I Where the Trees Reach the Sky Oh, the memories inside Pay the bills to keep them alive
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Meter and Rhyme 03:57
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I hear you call my name It doesn’t stop me in my tracks like before And nothing is the same You don’t laugh at the same jokes anymore Maybe all we need is to finally get away But there’s never any time I wish that I could keep you happy by my side Like finding Meter and Rhyme I touch the switch and kill the light Thought I was dreaming but all I see is dark And I don’t want to start a fight Remember back to when it wasn’t hard to light a spark Maybe all we need is to finally get away But there’s never any time I wish that I could keep you happy by my side Like finding Meter and Rhyme Maybe what I did wasn’t what I should have done Maybe I went out drinking when I could have stayed at home Maybe I shouldn’t have said I liked you better when you had a soul Maybe that stuff takes its toll I reach out and hold the door Could there be time for us to begin again And wonder what I waited for While you’ve been standing there all along my friend Maybe all we need is to finally get away ‘Cause all we really have is time I wish that I could keep you happy by my side Like finding Meter and Rhyme Like finding Meter and Rhyme
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Oh No 03:56
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I see you pacing late tonight Walking up and down your floor I’m thinking something’s just not right But I walk up to your door I hope you’re ready to come out It’s time to go What are you so afraid of? I want to know I scraped my shoes against your mat That says, “Welcome please come in.” Told myself I don’t know about that and I’m worried about my friend I hope you’re ready to come out It’s time to go Please tell me what you’re hiding It’s time to go Oh, No I hear you yelling through your door But I know it’s just your phone You say kind of crazy stuff Even when you’re all alone I know you’re ready to come out It’s time to go What are you so afraid of? I want to know Oh, No
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Holiday for Sharks 02:49
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Shark’s on the beach all the TVs say Someone come quick, he’ll chase the tourists away C’mon it’s a holiday C’mon it’s a holiday Never seen him before, don’t know how he got here No one’s going out ‘cause he’s filled us with fear So much for a holiday There goes our holiday The people now are in the streets and they’re all holding signs It seems to me they think the shark is fine Why is he here, he’s never come here before We’ve always been safe at our secluded shore So much for a holiday There goes our holiday Are there any more, he probably travels alone Now we always fight he’s dividing our home Thought it was a holiday C’mon it’s a holiday The people now are in the streets and they’re all holding signs It seems to me they think the shark is fine The shark is fine Blood’s in the water, please someone come quick I thought this was a joke but now I am sick Called out for the holiday There goes our holiday The people now are in the streets and they’re all holding signs It seems to me they think the shark is fine The shark is fine
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Last Cowboy Standing 05:37
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I came up in Illinois but I made my out west Where we note a few details and dramatize the rest Big mountain shining river Climbing higher up that hill This country full of promise Are we making time stand still? When I was a younger man, I spent some time on the big screen I organized the labor and kept the peace behind the scenes Big mountain shining river Climbing higher up that hill This country full of promise Are we making time stand still? So began my hardest role: FDR and JFK I play them like a cowboy would showing up to ride away Big mountain shining river Climbing higher up that hill This country full of promise Are we making time stand still?

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released November 24, 2023

Produced by Rami Jaffee
Engineered by Oliver Roman

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Wookie Garcia San Diego, California

Wookie Garcia is an original rock band based in San Diego. The band has performed in Southern California clubs since 2008. The current line-up consists of Kyle Ince on guitar, harmonica, and vocals, Mark Tucker on bass, Brian Sharkey on vocals, and Neil Anders Matthews on drums. 4 Days in the Valley, the band's new album will release Nov. 24, preceded by a single, HOA Man, on Oct 13. ... more

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