Workin' Is For People That Don't Know How To Fish

from FRESH TRACKS by Jon Strider

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WORKIN’ IS FOR PEOPLE THAT DON’T KNOW HOW TO FISH
(Strider/McGilpin)
6 a.m., another weekday mornin'
And I jump right out of bed
I’ve been workin’ overtime
and I’m just about worked to death
Then I open my eyes to a big blue sky
And it hits me like a ton of bricks
I’m gonna grab my fishin’ pole
I’m gonna telephone in sick

I go down to the river with a cooler of beer
Find a shady tree and spend my whole day there
Forget my troubles all I gotta do is hold the line
It don’t matter if the fish don’t bite
I’ll catch a little peace of mind
Livin’ don’t get much better then this
Workin’ Is For People That Don’t Know How To Fish

I grab my box and bait,
Got my four-wheel waitin’
I’m gonna ease on down the dirt road
Gonna make my getaway to that shady little place I know
‘Cause I’ve been feeling too tired from workin’ too hard
I need a little time to play
Gonna kick off my shoes and cast these workin’ blues away

I go down to the river with a cooler of beer
Find a shady tree and spend my whole day there
Forget my troubles all I gotta do is hold the line
It don’t matter if the fish don’t bite
I’ll catch a little peace of mind
Livin’ don’t get much better then this
Workin’ Is For People That Don’t Know How To Fish
(spoken): "C'mon boys!"

(Instrumental Solo: Pelle Jernryd - electric lap steel guitar)

I go down to the river with a cooler of beer
Find a shady tree and spend my whole day there
Forget my troubles all I gotta do is hold the line
It don’t matter if the fish don’t bite
I’ll catch a little peace of mind
Livin’ don’t get much better then this
Workin’ Is For People That Don’t Know How To Fish

My daddy always told me
Son, remember this:
Workin' Is For People That Don't Know How To Fish

© 1997 Pacific Songworks BMI / 2RTunes ASCAP BMI
℗ 2010 New Sky Records NCB license secured
All Rights Reserved

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from FRESH TRACKS, released February 22, 2010
Written by Jon Strider & Bob McGilpin
Produced & Arranged by Jon Strider
Recorded and Mixed by Emil Isaksson, associate producer, at Studio Möllan, Malmö, Sweden
Mastered by Thomas Eberger at Stockholm Mastering
MUSICIANS
Maciej Szymczynski - bass
Rasmus Svensson - drums
Mikael Gökinan - electric guitar
Jon Strider - lead vocal, organ
Pelle Jernryd - electric lap steel guitar, electric baritone guitar
Emil Isaksson - percussion
Backing Vocals - Johanna Tham

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Jon Strider Malmö, Sweden

Performing singer-songwriter, musician and record producer from California - 9 solo CD's on New Sky Records - Music style: "Retro rocking' Country with a Blues&Rhythm twist" and "Rhythm n' Folk" - Career migration track: SF Bay Area to L.A., through Nashville & Austin to Sweden, (for19 years) and back... ... more

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