Name: Old Volkswagen
Duration: P00H03M19S
Description: (....or how I turned myself into a camper van and saved my marriage at the same time)

Old Volkswagen

by Alexis Harte

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(....or how I turned myself into a camper van and saved my marriage at the same time)

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I’ve been tuning in, turning on, turning in, to a pile of tin,
turning in, to an old Volkswagen
...half a beetle and I’m one half a magic bus

Some days I'll start without a fuss
Got a headlight grin, I hope my baby still loves me
even though I'm turning in, turning in,
to an old Volkswagen

She took me down to get smog-checked, barely passed,
we held our breath
good to go for another year.

Cmon, let's get out of here.

I packed my tools, packed my spare,
she packed her fancy….camping chair
We went out into the desert night.
I swore I would not let her down this time.

I threw a rod, I hit a rock, I got some mean ole vapor lock
Then she had to take stock of the place we were in
On the side of the road with my damn fool grin
and I turned the key, while she stared at me....

Silently...
...regretfully

Tuning in, turning on, turning in to an old Volkswagen

I said "I still got good wheels and who else will make you feel this young again?

You gotta take care of your friends.

Got a loud tailpipe, a bellyful of rust, I spent years eatin' dust
Hope you found someone you trust to work on me
I’ll take us camping by the sea

When the sea gets rough, I’ll be your shell, I’ll be your shell
And when the sun goes down, all is well, all is well
But my baby only loves me...

Cuz I tuned in, I turned on,
I turned in to a pile of tin, I turned in to an old Volkswagen
whoot, etc.

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released February 7, 2023
Words and Music: Alexis Harte
Produced by: Alexis Harte
Mixed by: Gawain Matthews

Jon Evans: Bass
Jim Dooley: Drum Loops
Alexis Harte: Vocals, Percussion, Drum Programming, Keyboards,
Acoustic and Electric Guitars
Megan Slankard: Backing Vocals:

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Alexis Harte San Francisco, California

Alexis Harte is a Peabody and Annie Awards-winning singer-songwriter and composer.

alexisharte.com

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