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The Campfire Boys

by The Campfire Boys

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    11 original songs ranging from bluegrass to psychedelic rock and folk and back.

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1.
The Campfire Boys (R. Landar) Chorus Gonna play all night, gonna play all night The campfire boys are gonna play all night, Wood and wire and pure delight The campfire boys are gonna play all night At Pekin Ferry when the fire got big The fire got big, the fire got big They were burning tables and dancing a jig At Pekin ferry when the fire got big Chorus Kaydee said it was time to start, Time to start, time to start Playing our favorites from the heart Cause Kaydee said it was time to start Chorus Gonna dance and sing to all their songs All their songs, all their songs Put the Boxer noise where it belongs Gonna dance and sing to all their songs Chorus One night at Tribe, Moon River broke out Moon River broke out , Moon River broke out Had to act fast cause the fun was in doubt But Casey Jones made everyone shout Chorus 2X The Campfire boys are gonna play all night
2.
Ground Kontrol (J. John) The pouring rain, the Portland king There’s a place he go Real machines live and die, from days of old Steppin’ upstairs, just watch me The bump, flip’d my soul Hey, are you here? Where am I? Takin’ my time watching numbers climb at Ground Kontrol Do you need food badly? Are you about to die? Every warrior, electric soldier, they testify Partly cloudy Sunday night , You freeze tag my toes The government takes its toll Raise my sword, your heads are gonna roll at Ground Kontrol People behind us control the world My quarters still remain The pouring rain, the Portland king There’s a place he go Real machines live and die, from days of old Steppin’ upstairs, just watch me The bump, flip'd my soul Hey, are you here? Where am I? Takin’ my time watching numbers climb at Ground Kontrol
3.
King of Contradiction (R. Landar) How come I always really really want A lot of things that I just can’t have And though I want it, there’s no answer to this question Is it the touch I’ve never felt That might finally cause the ice to melt And is desire a disease or just a symptom CHORUS I struggle with this problem Searching for facts, living with fiction Am I a slave to possibility Or the king of contradiction Every time I turn around and see That I’m exactly where I’m meant to be And I have worked so hard to try to build a strong foundation Then the options like and earthquake hit I try to balance while the fault line shifts And I wonder if I need a new location CHORUS Every time I look around, And try to guess which way to turn It always starts to bring me down, Until I realize all I have learned What I’ve learned is simple, What I’ve learned is this Its not the things that we’ve been missing But love that makes us rich I know I’ll never really, really get A lot of things that I think I want I have come to know its just a part of man’s condition And from somebody else’s POV A lot of people want to be like me And sometimes you can’t tell the victor from the victim CHORUS
4.
Say Go 05:54
Say Go (J. John) Once upon a Saturday Row my boat outside I'll be a friend Maybe play songs Only I remember Everything the waves drown Chorus Your mark, get set, say go Your mark, get set, say go Your mark, get set, say go Pinwheels in the field Who knows how it came to be As I roll along Candy all I am The breeze lifted me so high above a cloud From a new position I dreamed an ocean far away A sailing sun Chorus A mile ended A path we started from Along the way You knew me well tomorrow Never once was it that lonely Steppin' in the stream Chorus
5.
Mr. No 07:32
Mr. No (R. Landar) Who can find a black cloud behind a silver lining, Who can bring me down without even trying Who can turn a sweet drink into bitter lemons Who says you got to go through hell cause you're nowhere near heaven That's why he's got no hope That's why he's got no chance That's why he's got no reason To be making any plans Chorus Mr. No Why don't you know It's where you go Not where you start Mr. No why can't yo see It's a self fulfilling prophecy Brace yourself, climb out, break free Instead of drowning in the quicksand Of your negativity When he goes looking for trouble, trouble will find him And if he turns the other cheek it will deaf, dumb and blind him He's a big complaint , waiting to hatch You know it's never his fault, there's always a catch That's why he's got no hope That's why he's got no chance That's why he's got no reason To be making any plans Chorus Chorus
6.
Nothing Never changes (J. John) Nothing never changes Something’s contagious Are we just imagining things or a billion miles high? Stranger or maybe Danger! oh baby Sleep in the stars Years roll away Memes and dreams of yesterday ...Help is on the way There is an answer You are the answer Nobody changes everything in nobody’s time Silence your senses Beautiful the sense is ...just for a moment again You’re a billion miles high Once in a while Promise a big parade Memes and dreams of yesterday ...Help is on the way You know... Nothing is real The eyes of the unfolding dream You are, and I am Memes and dreams of yesterday
7.
State of the Union (R. Landar) You called me up to tell me that You had reached the end You robbed my mind , you robbed my time But we can still be friends You said you reached the breaking point You said you had enough Enough to see you had enough of me And more then enough of us That's the state of the union I think back to this time last year When you first heard the call You ran to me, I slowed you down You can't run before you crawl At times we fit like a hand in a glove But other times I'd see Your constant change from day to day There's no consistency That's the state of the union I saw you smile the other night You stood out from the crowd You moved your lips, I could not hear The room was way too loud You seemed to want to try again You know we've lost the spark I want brightness, I want highs You offer lows and darks That's the state of the union We're living the grand illusion In a world of mass confusion Brought on by self delusion That's the state of the union That's the state of the union That's the state of the union
8.
I Can See 05:43
I Can See (J. John) Opal wings, sky and rain Trumpet sound, faded flame Guessing games interest me Angel over me, I can see Dream witness oh delight Crush me with belonging sight Secrets of a holy link Angel over me, I can see Can we crawl above the pain that belongs And bleed into one 'till we are all gone La la laa..... Crash the hours in my rage Hold me down, seal my fate You became some part of me Angel over me Angel over me Angel over me, angel over me, angel over me I can see Can we crawl above the pain that belongs And bleed into one 'till we are gone
9.
Caribou Susie (R. Landar) I've got a woman, she's the meanest woman in town I've got a woman, man she always puts me down She tells me that she loves me when she looks me in the face I find out a little bit later, I've just been replaced I've got a woman, she's the meanest woman in town Caribou Susie you never make up your mind Caribou Susie you leave me in a bind This woman is so evil, she's evil every day I'd call her on the telephone but I can't believe a thing she'd say Caribou Susie you never make up your mind Susan, Susan, Susan, Susan Tell me how can this mess be It gets so confusing The way you mistreat me I got a woman, she's the meanest woman I know I got a woman, man she's heartless and she's cold This woman is so evil, she's evil all the time I'd call her a little weasel, but that would insult the weasel kind Caribou Susie you never make up your mind Susan, Susan, Susan, Susan Tell me how can this mess be It gets so confusing The way you mistreat me Caribou Susie you never make up your mind Caribou Susie you leave me in a bind This woman is so evil, she's evil all the time She wants Justin John to kill me, so he'll have it on his mind Caribou Susie you never make up your mind Caribou Susie you never make up your mind Caribou Susie you never make up your mind That's right
10.
I Disappear 04:22
I Disappear (J.John) I was falling from a star Becoming like the wind On a stage I sure am free I disappear until I sing The tides all break for you When you dance for the Kings Summertime nights, oh yea You disappear until they see You disappear when I fly over You disappear when you're alone You disappear to the black of your space Don’t go easy written on your face Lemme know if you won’t be alone... ...none of us are alone... We are falling from a star Becoming like the wind On a stage we sure as free I disappear until you see I disappear...
11.
Task at Hand 06:28
Task at Hand (R. Landar) There's so much static in the world today So much noise we can't turn away Too much chatter that's not saying much What can we do to climb out of that rut Chorus We've got to keep at the task at hand Keep at the task at hand Spread the word to every woman, child and man Keep on keeping on the task at hand So many people everywhere will say It's so hard to make it in the world today They take one step forward then they fall right back How can they get on a better track Chorus Working together at the task at hand Nose to the grindstone, understand working together at the task at hand Keep on keeping on the task at hand Chorus

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Our debut self titled album of original songs,American, ranging from bluegrass to psychedelic folk rock and back.

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released September 22, 2020

Produced, recorded and mixed by The Campfire Boys
Album design, front and back cover and Instrument photos by Daria Landar
Campfire Boys photo by Rosie McGee

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The Campfire Boys Portland, Oregon

Portland OR, duo The Campfire Boys, came together late at night at campfires throughout the NW. Featuring Justin John, of the Garcia Birthday Band and Rich Landar from The Hillwilliams, they are proud to present their debut, self titled, recorded album. Ranging from bluegrass to psychedelic rock and back with a couple of outstanding ballads and lots of great playing and singing. We hope you enjoy ... more

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