"A Good Life" genre: Bossa Nova
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	Ensemble based supporting finger style classical guitar with smooth vocals. Acoustic piano solo, light percussion with electric bass
	CD: An Aging Sailor's Dream   Label: Wildstone Audio, St. Louis, Mo. Credits: Bill Murphy - piano, Billy Engel - bass, Pat Rodriguez - percussion, Elliott Ranney - guitar, lead vocals, songwriter
	Story Behind the Song I started writing this song after visiting nearby Mastadon State Park in Jefferson County, Missouri. We found a hidden creek with small wading pools. It was late August and perfect for cooling off in the shade. My wife, Ellen, her brother Tom(mandolin extrodinaire) and his significant other, Holly, brought our instruments and played blue grass tunes on the bank. I started writing the music shortly afterward. I normally write the music first. It took about four months to write the lyrics. I had been writing instrumental music and had only lucked out on the melody and song structure that supported words and voice. I worked on the song my living room over the winter and by spring it suddenly jelled. I had been doing recording dates at EARS Studios with Billy Engel, and this song got included on the disc. Since I do not have a band, I brought in different players for their parts and the whole project was done piece meal that way. Lyrics In summer, where a lazy river bends We walk there hand in hand. Clouds float by, a pirate ship, a dragon fly. Midst the wonder of water tumble stone To the land of hearth and home, Our time to be alone To dance the Mambo under Moon, Drink in your scent of love's perfume. Warm in the glow at the spark of Dawn, We hear our song. Chorus: It's A Good Life, you and me Lift our voice in harmony. A Good Life, I believe Loving you is all I'll ever need. The garden springs to life, I tend it with my wife. Time flows by in children's laughter, lullabye. Now Autumn colors paint the trees, Scuffling through the scattered leaves, Reveals the mystery how pumpkin glow like Harvest Moon. Geese know where they're flying to. Far down the road one day we'll be gone. We hear the song. Chorus: A Good Life, you and me Lift our voice in harmony. A Good Life, I believe Loving you is all I'll ever need. solo: Spring comes 'round full circle to start anew Lose the grip of winter blue, we thaw our toes From dormant sleep a flower grows. The sun breaks through a drizzle day Now that winter's swept away, We can go out and play To dance Merenge under Moon, Breathe in the scent of love's perfume. Warm in the glow at the spark of Dawn, We hear our song. And It's A Good Life you and me Lift our voice in harmony. A Good Life, I believe Loving you is all I ever need. You and me, lift our voice in harmony A Good Life, I believe Loving you is all I'll ever need. (repeat and vamp out)

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