The Making of A Good Day

This song popped up on my iPod today... I love absolutely everything about it. The lyrics, Art's voice, the blend of orchestra with amplifiers... just everything. Although the album received lukewarm promotion and success, it is by far my favorite overall album.

It also reminds me of the west coast, making me want to get back to the beach.

Everclear's "A Beautiful Life", from the album Slow Motion Daydream

You seem to make the same mistakes everyday
Sometimes it’s hard to open your eyes
You wanna be the only cake on the table
Yeah, you say you don’t like surprises
You wanna find a pretty place you can stay
Yeah, you just don’t want to live in LA

I just wanna be
Where the sun shines down
I just wanna be
Where the sun shines down

I just wanna be with you

(Oh)

I really hate the way you push me away
I do not like it when you shut me out
I say I love you but I don’t really know you
I wanna change you but I don’t know how
I wanna leave when it gets ugly and cold
I wanna leave but I got nowhere to go
(Oh yeah)

I just wanna be
Where the sun shines down
(Yeah)
I just wanna be
Where the sun shines down
On a beautiful life
I just wanna find a beautiful life
I wanna be where the sun shines down
I just wanna find a beautiful life
I don’t care where we go
I don’t care what we do
(Oh)

You seem to make the same mistakes all the time
Sometimes it’s not so hard to understand why
You say you hate the things that you have done
Yeah, you have been running with your back to the sun
you wanna find a place you don’t have to hide
You say you’re happy just to be alive

I just wanna be
Where the sun shines down
(Yeah)
I just wanna be
Where the sun shines down
(Oh yeah-ee-yeah)
I just wanna be
Where the sun shines down
On a beautiful life
I just wanna find a beautiful life
I wanna be where the sun shines down
I just wanna find a beautiful life
(Oh)
I wanna be where the sun shines down
(Oh)
I wanna be where the sun shines down
(yeah-ee-yeah yeah)
I wanna be where the sun shines down
(Oh)
I wanna be where the sun shines down
(yeah-ee-yeah yeah)

I don’t care where we go
I don’t care what we do
As long as I can be with you
I just wanna be with you