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All songs  /  David Alan Graham

Off-Season

When the crowds thin out and the town finally exhales.

G major~162 BPM4/44:12Beach Countryhigh confidence
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Verse 1

By July the town gets quiet again
Rental signs hang in the heat and wind
Beach chairs stacked by the tiki bar
Parking spots open out by the shore
The spring break noise all packed and left
Now it's just locals catchin' breath
Thunder rollin' out past three
And the air hangs thick like memory

Pre-Chorus

Funny how the silence comes
Right after all that noise burns out

Chorus

It's off-season in this town
Sun beats hard and the crowds thin out
Rain rolls in 'bout every afternoon
Washes Main Street clean by two
And I'm learning slow what the tide knows now
Not every wave's gotta draw a crowd
Some things fade and some things stay
Peace looks different in the August haze
Yeah there's beauty when the world slows down
In the off-season of this town

Verse 2

Saw old man Rick down at the dock
Said "this is when this island talks"
Winter pays and spring runs wild
But summer lets the locals breathe awhile
Coffee shop girl's got time to sit
Nobody rushes, nobody quits
Sunset comes through a storm-cut sky
Purple and gold where the heatwave dies

Pre-Chorus

Guess all my life I chased the noise
Like louder meant alive somehow

Chorus

It's off-season in this town
Sun beats hard and the crowds thin out
Rain rolls in 'bout every afternoon
Washes Main Street clean by two
And I'm learning slow what the tide knows now
Not every wave's gotta draw a crowd
Some things fade and some things stay
Peace looks different in the August haze
Yeah there's beauty when the world slows down
In the off-season of this town

Bridge

Maybe life ain't in the rush
Maybe peace shows up when things let up
Not every season burns the same
Sometimes stillness is the change

Final Chorus

It's off-season in this town
Humidity hangs but the pace slows down
Just salt air, storms, and open roads
The kind of quiet only locals know
And I'm learning slow what the tide knows well
Everything changes and that's just life itself
Spent my days chasin' the sun somehow
Now I know I don't have to run it down
There's beauty when the world slows down
In the off-season of this town

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Verse 1

By July the town Cgets quiet again

GRental signs hang in the heat and wind

CBeach chairs stacked by the tiki bar

DParking spots open out by the shore

GThe spring break noise all packed and left

Now it's just locals catchin' Cbreath

Thunder rollin' out past three

And Dthe air hangs thick like memory

Pre-Chorus

EmFunny Dhow Dthe silence comes

CRight after Emall that noise burns Dout

Chorus

It's Goff-season in this town

Sun beats hard and the crowds Dthin out

Rain rolls Cin 'bout every afternoon

Washes GMain Street clean Dby two

And I'm Glearning slow what the tide knows now

Not every wave's gotta draw a crowd

Some Cthings fade and some things stay

Peace Glooks different in Dthe August haze

GYeah there's beauty when Cthe world slows Emdown

In Cthe off-season Gof this town

Verse 2

Saw old man Rick down at the dock

Said "this is when this island Gtalks"

CWinter pays and spring runs wild

But summer Dlets the locals breathe awhile

GCoffee shop girl's got time to sit

Nobody rushes, Dnobody quits

Sunset Ccomes through a storm-cut sky

DPurple and gold where the heatwave dies

Pre-Chorus

GGuess Dall my life I Dchased the Cnoise

Like louder Emmeant alive somehow

Chorus

DIt's Goff-season in this town

Sun beats Chard and the Dcrowds thin out

Rain Crolls in 'bout every afternoon

Washes DMain Street clean by two

And I'm Glearning slow what Cthe tide knows now

Not Gevery wave's gotta Ddraw a crowd

Some Emthings fade and Csome things stay

GPeace looks different Din the August haze

Yeah there's beauty when the world slows Cdown

BmIn Cthe off-season Dof this town

Bridge

GMaybe Dlife ain't in the rush

Maybe peace Bmshows up when things let up

Not Cevery season burns the same

DSometimes stillness is the change

Final Chorus

It's off-season in this Ctown

Humidity hangs but the pace slows Ddown

Just salt Cair, storms, and open roads

The kind Dof quiet only locals know

And I'm Glearning slow what the tide knows well

Everything changes and that's Djust life itself

BmSpent my days chasin' Cthe sun somehow

DNow GI know I don't have Emto run it down

CThere's beauty Dwhen the world Emslows down

In Cthe off-season Dof this Gtown

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