The Near Myths: Music
Rock and Roll Brother
Ben - lead vocal, acoustic guitar
Teep - lead guitar, bass
Bernadette - piano
Phil - organ
Matthew - drums
Doug Awai - saxophone
Background vocals - Jim, Katy, Bernadette
Liner notes and session men
Had it on vinyl way back when
Guess it’s all a slice of what we turned out to be
Almost broke but life was rich
We watched ‘em dance, high on the bridge
If life is a double album, we’re the last cut on Side 3
There was always one more cut we just had to cover
So won’t you count if off, my Rock and Roll Brother
The young are wasted on their youth
We chased the muse out on the roof,
The stars like charts of chords, breezes like melody
A wineskin underneath your shirt,
Passing through the gates of a Stones concert
Who’d suspect someone who slinks by so carelessly?
There’s plenty more where we came from; it’s a life like no other
Won’t you count me in, my Rock and Roll Brother
You can’t hold a puff of smoke
We’re nothing less than our old jokes
The time was out of whack, but we still dug that song
Last time I saw you, eyes shut tight
You blew a solo into the quick of night
We got the rhythm right, but somehow the last chord’s wrong
Guess there’s always one more riff that’s ours to discover
So won’t you lay it down
Lay it down
It’s time to lay it down, my Rock and Roll Brother