"Paradise Lost and Found" genre: Acoustic
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	A true story about an afternoon with my little brother, my best friend in all the world.
	Credits: Dodge Rea, vocals, acoustic guitar. Peter Wright, backup vocals.
	Story Behind the Song This is about the afternoon my brother and I tried to write this very song together, sung to all the people we wish had been there. If Paradise has a Lost and Found department, I'm sure it holds a collection of all our not-so-glamorous memories like these - life's happiest little moments, left behind in our sad search for the Hollywood version. This song was recorded with my close friend Peter Wright in Boulder, CO, in '96. Is there anything more fun in the world than an afternoon blown in the studio? Speaking of a Paradise Lost and Found... May we all learn to find joy even in our ridiculousness. Lyrics Benji says the first line's Got to be about the 'Cabana Like we're sitting 'round Sipping 'coladas by a deep ocean blue But it's more like corned beef hash and just a whole lot of laughing -- The Paradise Lost and Found By the new swimming pool. "So Benji," I said, "Now joy don't have to wear no bikini. You know, it's all of these memories Made on the slow afternoons." And he said, "OH MY GOD, IT'S TRUE. Just keep your hands off my breakfast." Paradise Lost and Found, Sitting 'round missing you... CHORUS: Feeling safe as a babe and free as a bee, I'm thinkin' God's smokin' something, He's been easy one me Oh just a day with my brother, now I can't say what that means to me... This world keeps me humble, But today I'm glad to be me. So we're sitting 'round soaking up sun, And he gives you the mention And I'm overcome for just that moment If only you could be here... But you're not far And the thought lingers gently As Benji of the Lost and Found Gets thrown in the pool Feeling safe as a babe, Free as a bee, I'm thinkin' God's smokin' something He's been easy on me Oh just a day with my brother I can't say what that means to me Yeah, this world makes me crazy But today I'm glad to be me Benji of the Lost and Found Oh, God, I miss you

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