I Wanna Be a Beach Bum

from It's Pronounced... by Dave Kuchler

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Written by Dave Kuchler
Recorded at Shore Fire Studios, Long Branch, NJ and 17th Ave. Productions, Dayton, NJ
Engineered by Joe DeMaio (Shore Fire) and Plinky Giglio (17th Ave.)

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Well I swore I'd never work a day in my life
But now I'm working 9 to 5 and I've even got a wife
but now I'd give it all away
for the sand and a tan and some body surfing waves

(Woah-oh) Oh I wanna be a beach bum
I wanna live in the sand and be my own man
Woah-oh, oh I wanna be a beach bum

Now the girls in bikinis all look real, real fine
When they wear those low cut dresses you can check out their lines
But the traffic's trapped me in my car
for the hours I could get my own lines at Belmar

(Woah-oh) Oh I wanna be a beach bum
I wanna live in the sand and be my own man
Woah-oh, oh I wanna be a beach bum

I don't wanna be trapped in opportunity land
I wanna hit the beach and get a Copper Tone tan

I wanna prove that my ranting and raving's just not just talk
I wanna throw it all away and make my home underneath the boardwalk
and I'll be as happy as can be
with the sand and the waves and the sun beatin' down on me

(Woah-oh) Oh I wanna be a beach bum
I wanna live in the sand and be my own man
Woah-oh, oh I wanna be a beach bum

©2019 David C. Kuchler (BMI)

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from It's Pronounced..., released February 7, 2020
Dave Kuchler: Guitars, vocals, percussion
Plinky Giglio: Hammond B-3
Graham Maby: Bass
Jim Hines: Drums
Tom DePalma: Tenor Saxophone
John Kuchler: Trumpet

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Dave Kuchler New Jersey

Born and bred in New Jersey rock and roll, Dave Kuchler has played with the Hammers, Everlounge, New Jersey's Most Wanted, Jigs and the Pigs, and Mamaluke. He was also a member of Soul Engines and played on the 2001 release "Closer Still" which is ranked 173 of the top 200 power pop albums of all time (Shake Some Action: The Ultimate Power Pop Guide, John Borack). ... more

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