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Never Grow Old

by The Rivergods

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WHEN TIMES WERE GOOD Words/music by Ben Parent © 2014 When times were good Your parents threw great parties It was beach houses and Mercedes Times were good When times were good The champagne came in buckets It was tennis skirts and truffles Times were good But don’t sweat it, baby Good fortunes come and go You learn to pick the crumbs up Off the ground You won’t regret it, baby It’s not that lonely at the bottom You learn to get along with everyone When times were good Your head was in a vacuum It was English cigarettes and mushrooms Times were good When times were good You didn’t have to chase her She was happy to be erased On your car hood But don’t sweat it, baby You’ll have to be less lazy You’ll learn to get along now On your own You won’t regret it, baby It’s not that lonely at the bottom You just learn to get along with everyone When times were good You walked on golden sidewalks It was mirrored walls, and small talk Times were good When times were good They called your name out in the street You were the one to beat Times were good Don’t sweat it, baby You’re in a space called maybe So you don’t if you’re here or there (or anywhere) You won’t regret it, baby It’s not that lonely at the bottom You just learn to get along with everyone When will the times be good again? When will the times be good again? When will the times be good again? When will the times be good again?
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The Curse 02:59
THE CURSE Words/music by Ben Parent © 2014 There is pain Where there is pain, There is the curse Where there’s the curse There is the truth Where there’s the truth There is the bottom There is shame Where there is shame, There is the hurt Where there’s the hurt There is the void Where there’s the void There is the shadow The shadow of our pasts There is hate Where there is hate, There is betrayal Where there’s betrayal There’s desire Where there’s desire There is lust There is blame Where there is blame, There is the hurt Where there’s the hurt There is the cause Where there’s the cause There is injustice The injustice of it all
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NEVER GROW OLD Words/music by Ben Parent © 2014 I woke up that morning With the strangest of feelings Like I’d done something wrong I’d been caught stealing I looked to my left To where she lay dreaming Wondering what’s happening there Sometimes you feel guilty ‘Til your innocence Comes shining on through Like providence Another victim of good intentions Left sitting alone On the vine Everyone likes to tell you It’ll be alright Everyone likes to tell you It’ll be alright But it won’t So never grow old Never slow down Never say when You won’t always be around And when you’re flying high May you never come down When your ship sets sail May it never run aground When you’re young There’s so much to spend On tiny baubles, trite circumstance Always think you’re line’s gonna mend Each and every time That it breaks But shiny new toys Mean nothing to me now Just give me a pardon And let me go free I’ll take a jubilee walk Down to the sea Maybe dip my soul in the Thames I’m not gonna try and tell you It’ll be alright I’m not gonna try and tell you It’ll be alright ‘Cause it won’t So never grow old Never slow down Never say when You won’t always be around And when you’re flying high May you never come down When your ship sets sail May it never run aground I used to know better But now I don’t know Can’t see to be seen Can’t get back in the flow Still not used to living This life that I know I’ve been scratching out for years So carry on, boys Don’t you tarry It all gets different When you settle and marry Be like the winds, Ride where they carry you Don’t drop anchor too soon They like to say it’s Wasted on the young They like to say that youth Is wasted on the young ‘Cause it is So never grow old Never slow down Never say when You won’t always be around And when you’re climbing high May you never come down When your ship sets sail May it never run aground
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Rush Hour 06:27
RUSH HOUR Words/music by Ben Parent © 2014 Rush hour’s the wrong time For a scenic drive Rush hour’s the wrong time For a scenic drive I remember how you left And everything you said The poison on your breath Nothing colored in No filter on the lens The film upon your skin All the ins and outs The violent in-betweens Outtakes and deleted scenes And if I still remember.... How could you ever forget? Rush hour’s the wrong time For a scenic drive Rush hour’s the wrong time For a scenic drive Once upon a time The circus was in town The marquee read our name We floated through the air Lighter than the breeze Existing for our own sake It wasn’t black and white It was colored with the stains Of our growing pains And if I still remember.... How could you ever forget? Rush hour’s the wrong time For a scenic drive Rush hour’s the wrong time For a scenic drive So here we are today What was lost along the way Better off gone for good Spoils for the cost Fighting for the sport of it To get it right at last Storm before the clouds Silver lining wearing down Better standing up than on the ground And yet I still remember.... How could we ever forget? Why do I keep returning Again and again and again? Rush hour’s the wrong time For a scenic drive Rush hour’s the wrong time For a scenic drive Rush hour’s the wrong time For a scenic drive

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New 4-song EP from The Rivergods

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released January 25, 2014

All songs: Words/music by Ben Parent © 2014

Rcorded at Stonewall Studios, North Stonington, CT 2013
Tracked, mixed and mastered by “Master” Dennis Walley

Produced by Dennis Walley & Ben Parent

Ben Parent: lead, rhythm and acoustic guitars, dobro, banjo, harmonica, vocals
Nancy Parent: acoustic guitar, pedal steel, vocals
Dan Spano: organ, piano, accordion, wurlitzer
Mike Palazzolo: bass, vocals
Trevor Chandonnait: drum kit
David Dorfman: baritone sax

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The Rivergods New London, Connecticut

The Rivergods are an original band based in southeastern CT that has played its own heartfelt harmony-rich folky/rootsy/rockish music (and occasionally others) since 1997. The Rivergods are fronted by husband/wife songwriters, Ben and Nancy Parent, and the band includes some of the finest, most talented players in the region. We have several albums out… available right here on Bandcamp! Enjoy. ... more

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