Quit the Drink

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Composed by Rebecca De La Torre
I wrote this song for a loved one who was using medicinal marijuana to control his drinking.

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Quit the Drink

Fresh new morning sunrise
I think I’ll get it right this time
been over all the negatives in my mind

but I swear them clouds came to hunt me down
and the itch is so bad I gotta scratch it now
the only way that I know how

and I just wanna find that bit o’ peace
but the angst is gonna boil over ‘fore it’ll cease

I can’t seem to quit the drink
unless I take a toke
These beastly hours won’t let me think
and my time goes up in smoke

Seems I’m caught in a roundabout
or a carousel bobbing up and down
but I gotta find a way to get out

my river’s done dug a trench so deep
I can’t seem to cut another path for me
have I set my course for eternity?

and I just wanna find that bit o’ peace
but the angst is gonna boil over ‘fore it’ll cease

I can’t seem to quit the drink
unless I take a toke
These beastly hours won’t let me think
and my time goes up in smoke

a rap tap tap tap tap tap in my head
oh leave me leave me leave me be instead

I can’t seem to quit the drink
unless I take a toke
These beastly hours won’t let me think
and my time goes up
my time goes
Oh Lord my time
goes up in smoke

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released December 30, 2016
Rebecca De La Torre: vocals, cuatro guitar
Robby Carrillo: congas
Michael Jara: clave
Jorge De La Torre: bass
Gilbert Orrantia: guitar, trombone
Emilio Vargas: alto sax

Engineer: Rebecca De La Torre
Assistant Engineer: Kelvin Hogando
Recorded at Topkat Studios, Tempe, AZ

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