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SLEEPING ON A CAR SEAT

from THE TIME IS NOW by Jim Page

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    11 songs recorded at Studio Litho in Seattle. Engineered by Floyd Reitsma (Pearl Jam, Chris Cornell, Dave Matthews). Comes in a 6 panel digipak with full color artwork and layout by Joel Litwin. All credits and personnel listed.

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I was riding my bicycle on a hot June morning in 2020 when I saw a car seat on the sidewalk. It was the kind that opens all the way flat so you can sleep on it. And there it was - no car, just the seat - all the way open. And somebody sleeping, covered with a blanket so all you could see was one stocking foot. It was about 9 am, and the world would be starting to get noisy soon. I rode off singing “sleeping on a car seat, on a side street.” I wanted something that would say, “hello – I see you, you’re okay.” I still don’t know who it was, and I may never find out, but if you’re out there, and you made it through. “Hello."

lyrics

sleepin’ on a car seat
on a side street
sleepin’ on a car seat
without a bed sheet

some cars don’t have any seats
some seats don’t have any cars
you get tired enough
you sleep right where you are

sleepin’ on a car seat...

it’s a quiet kind of neighborhood
nothin’ ever goes too far
sunny day on the mornin’
and there you are

sleepin’ on a car seat...

one foot out, one foot in
one foot on the prowl
oughtta be sleepin’ in a feather bed
but this’ll have to do for now
without a car around it
just the way you found it

sleepin’ on a car seat...

somebody come along
maybe somebody see your shoe
somebody steal your wallet
now what you gonna do

sleepin’ on a car seat...

crows talkin’ tree to tree
the day is getting warm
there’s a turbulence advisory
but that’s for another kind of storm

sleepin’ on a car seat...

one foot out, one foot in
where you been my friend?
all around the world and back
and there you are in a sleepin’ sack
without a car around it
just the way you found it

sleepin’ on a car seat…

mouse run over your shoulder
drone flyin’ over your head
police sittin’ in a cruiser
ain’t no breakfast in bed

sleepin’ on a car seat…

hello in there
hello
hello

credits

from THE TIME IS NOW, track released April 16, 2022
recorded at Studio Litho, engineered by Floyd Reitsma
mixed by Floyd Reitsma, mastered by Ed Brooks @Resonant Mastering
© 2020 Jim Page, Whid Isle Music BMI, all rights reserved
Jim Page - guitar and vocal
Jessica Lurie - saxophone
Dune Butler – bass

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Jim Page Seattle, Washington

Named by Seattle Metropolitan Magazine as “One Of The 50 Most Influential Musicians In Seattle History.” Originally from California Page has called Seattle and the Pacific Northwest “home” since 1971. Songs covered by The Doobie Brothers, Christy Moore, Dick Gaughan, Michael Hedges, and Roy Bailey. Utah Phillips: “If you’re ever going to get the message, this is the messenger to get it from.” ... more

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