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jam mechanics - over the mountains to santa domingo (demo) lyrics

[verse 1]
i am seven years old playing catch with my father
in a baseball field in central havana
the crowds have all left, the stadium lights are still on
someone approaches, asks for his signature
he smiles and he beckons me over
says “you can have mine, but his will be worth more one day”

[chorus]
this is the story he’s writing
i am the hero and he’s watching me go
over the sea to haiti
over the mountains to santa domingo
dreams around here are disloyal
thеy’ll run off and come true for somebody еlse
well, i don’t know, dad, that’s a strange way to tell me to leave
and never come back

[verse 2]
i’m 15 years old, just hit the home run
that pushed my team over the line to the finals
and everyone’s cheering, but he is the loudest of all
i want us to go for a meal with my brothers
but he knows a guy he wants me talk to
drags me away to talk money and mansions and fame
[chorus]
’cause this is the story he’s writing
a call to adventure that’s more like a bellow
over the sea to haiti
over the mountains to santa domingo
i’ve got a ticket balled up in my pocket
it’s one way to the second act
well, i don’t know, dad, that’s a strange way to tell me to leave
and never come back

[bridge]
do you think i don’t wanna be all i can be with my whole heart?
you think i don’t wanna see every square inch of this world?
(ah)
(this world)

[verse 3]
i’m forty years old playing catch with my girl
in a diamond we set up right in our back garden
four out of five times our dog gets the ball before us
my neighbors are trying to figure out where
they recognize me from, “hey, weren’t you once someone,” and
i just say, “no, you must be thinking of my dad”

[chorus]
this is the story we’re writing
me and my daughter can be who we wanna be
you still come over on sundays
she runs for a hug when you park in the driveway
and sometimes when she’s fallen asleep
we go out and play catch in the yard
and i know that that is a strange way to say i forgive you
maybe one day i’ll say it out loud

- jam mechanics lyrics

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