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The last song 'Time Out' was written back in 1998. I wrote it while sitting in a massive traffic jam coming out of the North Circular Road in London, waiting to get back on the M1 back home – it was a Friday afternoon and grid-locked. I was in Ecka Cox’s old car, we’d played a gig in London the night before with Stu Downes (Gentlemen Bandits days)

We got stuck in this traffic jam, we were in no particular hurry, it was a lovely warm summer afternoon, we’d got a cassette on of the classic Byrds album 'Sweetheart Of The Rodeo' and we were just watching all these road rage drivers, pulling their hair out, stuck in traffic lol...you know, all the BMW drivers stuck behind White Van drivers all ranting and raving and there we were, sitting with the doors open, Byrds on the cassette, totally chilled out having a right laugh at them. I started jotting the words down on a bit of paper and that was it.

Recording it was wonderful, Olly’s guitar and Andy’s piano blend lovely together. The icing on the cake for this song was that when Martin was doing a little mix on the Wednesday afternoon, we’d got it on quite loud listening to it. I’d actually nipped up stairs on the loo and could hear the track playing downstairs, but with the window open in the bathroom all these birds were twittering outside in the garden and it just sounded great. So I came running down stairs and said “we’ve got to get a microphone outside in the garden and record those birds”, and that’s what we did and that’s what you hear at the start and the end of the track. It worked great...try it...its perfect for sitting out in the garden on a sunny day with a beer or glass of wine and just chilling out...Time Out :-) enjoy. x

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TIME OUT

Need to do some fixing up, when I can find the time,
Been doing nothing for a while,
No occupation – I just drift around the day,
The morning sun is a good friend of mine,
I’m collecting lazy days,
I store them in a pile,
My collections building up now,
It’s been my source of pride,
Now I’m taking – Time Out – easy listening now, now,
‘‘Sweet Heart of The Rodeo’’ is mighty pleasing,
Just taking – Time Out, (repeat)

I kinda’ like the easy life, I guess it suits my style,
Times my own to do with what I like,
Hanging with a crowd can sometimes make you yearn for space,
Space to spend some time,
I’m collecting lazy days,
I store them in a pile,
My collections building up now,
It’s been my source of pride,
Now I’m taking - Time Out – easy listening now, now,
‘‘Sweet Heart of The Rodeo’’ is mighty pleasing,
Taking – Time Out (repeat by 4)

(Up beat tempo)

Well I’m lazy bones sleeping in the sun,
Tell me how – tell me how are you,
Gonna’ get your days work done,
Time Out – take your time,
I’m collecting lazy days,
I store them in a pile,
My collections building up now,
It’s been my source of pride,
Well I’m taking - Time Out – easy listening now, now,
‘‘Sweet Heart of The Rodeo’’ is mighty pleasing,
Taking – Time Out (repeat by 4)

Well I’m lazy bones sleeping in the sun, tell me how, tell me how are you,
Gonna’ get your days work done.



Words and Music: Gary O’Dea 1998.

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from Twenty Years of Love and Pain​.​.​.​they hurt the same. EP, track released January 6, 2006

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Gary O'Dea / GOJO’ MUSIC…acoustically driven…blending together elements of blues, country, funk, soul and reggae with the passion / attitude of old school punk / rock n’ roll to produce a rocking mix of rhythms to soothe your soul in these troubled times.

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