Comes in a gatefold card case with wonderful original artwork by Anne Marie Grgich designed by Keith Buckley of Zap Graphics. The CD itself also has the Grgich artwork on it. Inside there are two photos of Marv & Rindy Ross taken 45 years apart - one from their college years and one current photo. NOTE: We are currently only shipping domestically (US) . Thanks!
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BUILD A LIGHTHOUSE
I WAS RIDING MY BIKE IN THE RAIN… PAST THE CAMPS,
PAST THE LONG LOST SOULS,
WHO FELL THRU HOLES IN THEIR LIVES,
HE WAS TALKING TO HIMSELF LIKE MAD AS I PASSED,
HE WAS LOST AT SEA WHILE SHIPS LIKE ME,
SAILED BY, SAILED BY, SAILED BY…
chorus
BUILD A LIGHTHOUSE FOR ALL THE SAILORS,
WHO ARE LOST AT SEA,
TELL THE HOPELESS THERE’S A HARBOUR,
THERE’S A PLACE TO SLEEP - THERE’S A PLACE TO SLEEP.
THERE’S A WOMAN THAT I SEE SOMETIMES,
WHO’S GROWN WEAK,
AND SHE’S NOT TO BLAME FOR HER BODY’S PAINFUL TOLL,
AND SHE’S SINKING AS THEY BUILD AN ARK,
THAT LEAKS,
ALL THEIR PRAYERS AND PLANS,
LIKE ROPES OF SAND WON’T HOLD,
WON’T HOLD, WON’T HOLD…
Chorus, then bridge:
AND IF THE QUEER KIDS SWIM ALONE,
CAN THEY MAKE IT ON THEIR OWN, (F chord)
CAN THEY MAKE IT SAFELY HOME
WE ARE SINKING IN A SEA OF HANDS REACHING OUT,
WE CAN’T LIFT THEM ALL,
AS THEIR STORMS & SQUALL RUN DEEP,
AND I WORRY THAT I MIGHT DROWN,
IN THEIR DESPAIR,
CAN WE RISE ABOVE TO FIND THE LOVE THEY NEED,
THEY NEED, THEY NEED…
credits
from A Better World,
released July 24, 2020
Marv Ross: guitars / Rindy Ross: vocals / Gregg Williams: drums, congas, percussion / Sandin Wilson: fretless bass
Marv & Rindy Ross/ Quarterflash ; Koonce-Ross-FraserPortland, Oregon
Rindy and Marv Ross have been playing together since getting married in 1971. Best known for their five Top 40 hits in
Quarterflash including their iconic hit, "Harden My Heart", the Rosses have garnered gold and platinum albums and were inducted into Oregon's Music Hall of Fame. Koonce -Ross-Fraser's "New American Blues" won album of the year - 2021 Oregon Music Hall of Fame....more
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