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A Long Time Ago​-​Re

by Bruce Allen Oatway

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Written in Cold Creek Canyon Malibu, California
An acoustic rock tune recorded Live at Cassanova, Maui HI
for Mana'O Radio.
Off the "LIVE ON MAUI" ALBUM
Recorded with Zuma Baby, my 1980 Gurian acoustic guitar

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A LONG TIME AGO

A long time ago…

You could hitch from NY city to SanFrancisco Bay
meet a lot of friendly folks all along the way
No one locked their doors at night and kids could walk to school
the pharmacist was a friend of mine & Elvis was really cool

A long time, a long time ago…

Her hair was soft & long, she walked upon the light
a stairway to heaven, a vagabonds delight
The future went ahead of us like a diamond coated road
nothin’ to loose, nothin’ to hold

A long time, a long, long, long time ago …

I remember grandpa, how his face it turned so pale
when I told him I was off to ‘Nam" or they’ed slap my ass in jail
I wasn’t trying to be a hero, just defending my good name
but all my friends were dyin’, it all went up in flames

A long time
Along, long ,long time ago

A long time ago …
BAO-2004

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released April 30, 2023
WORDS,MUSIC AND PERFORMANCE
Bruce Allen Oatway
all rights reserved 2023

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Bruce Allen Oatway Hawaii

Bruce is a poet/composer. He is a multi-instrumentalist and producer and has composed for film and video.
Born in Newport , R. I. he worked over a decade for the Newport Jazz & Folk Festivals.
"Transformagical" was released in 2016 and is a mix of soothing instrumentals and moving rock with a bit of jawaiian swing.
His album "Just One Day" and singles "Twiight Dancer"& "Ocean Deep"
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