Standing On A Hiway Ramp

from Bermuda by Midnite On Pearl Beach

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Ha! This song is about the time I tried to hitchhike in Shreveport, LA after a wedding party. This monstrous looking guy picked me up on the interstate, telling me he “was so lonely” and “just driving around looking for something to do”. It was scary, he was scary, it was a horrible decision to get in his car (an old beater car) and I was drunk. He asked me if I was drunk, I said no. He got about a mile from my house and when he stopped, I took off running.

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Standing on the highway ramp, underneath the moon
Reeling from the Beam and Cokes and the serving spoon
El Dorado stops and waits, I climb in
Where am I going, what am I getting myself in?

Fall into a comfy seat, turning with my hand
Extended to the demon who, who's a lonesome man
Whatcha doin out so late, you got a girlfriend?
This could get ugly, he wants to touch my skin

Ooooh, the marriage of an old friend
Ooooh, I bargain with a dead man

Run into the Circle K, trying to find my head
Everything seems hazy now, I'd love to find my bed
He let me off near the alley, about a mile from home
I've never felt better, about being alone

Ooooh, the marriage of an old friend
Ooooh, I bargain with a dead man

Time to bargain with the moonbeams, this'll be alright
I got to think on my feet, I'm heading home tonight
From an old fashioned Southern feast, a cochon de lait
Drop me off at the next exit, I will be ok
Ooooh, the marriage of an old friend.

credits

from Bermuda, released May 13, 2014
Justin Jahnke: guitars, vocals, songwriting
Mike Meske: bass
Caleb Willitz: keyboards, synths, backing vocals, horns
Chris Dye: drums

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Midnite On Pearl Beach Chicago, Illinois

A 1981 El Camino rumbles down the side street, speakers busted, but still full of magic and life...Midnite On Pearl Beach emblazoned on the side.

Dark, dreamy, soulful rock-and-roll, spearheaded by Louisiana born, Chicago-resident Justin Jahnke, Midnight On Pearl Beach is Justin's take on psychedelic rock, trippy folk, and poppy rhythm and blues. ... more

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