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Recorded and mixed by Bob Hoag at Flying Blanket recording in Mesa, Arizona over two days in November, 2011.
Everything tracked on a 1978 Neve 8078 console, using a 1940's RCA 44DX ribbon microphone.
All songs recorded live in one take, no edits, no overdubs, just me and a 1948 Gibson J-45 acoustic guitar.
All songs mixed to analog tape.

lyrics

"How I Spent My Summer Vacation" - Lyrics and Music: Kristopher Roe

Got out of bed today.
I'm alive, what can I say?
I'm really happy to be
somewhere with someone who makes me happy.

I took the bus downtown,
All day long I walked around.
I looked at all the sights
And thought about how lucky I am now.

I was sick of being down
So I gave it all away.
Two thousand miles from all I know.
and so much better off today.

I'm still waiting for the world
To come crashing down ahead.
And I'm still waiting for someone
to call me up and tell me you're dead.
Sometimes I wonder what was going through your head?
I don't know, but I won't go there again.

You make me smile so wide,
When I look into your eyes,
And when you're not around
You know you're somewhere stuck inside my mind.

So here I am today
I was lost for thirty years.
I found clarity,
The day I took a chance and moved away.

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from Hang Your Head in Hope (Kristopher Roe - Acoustic Album), track released November 24, 2011
Written and performed by Kristopher Roe.
(c) 2011.

Photography by Kristopher Roe.

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