Soak Up the Sun by Sheryl Crow

I really enjoyed Sheryl Crow's C'mon C'mon album. This is one one of the girl-albums I enjoyed without thinking of how cute the girl is... hey i'm beginning to musically grow-up and Soak Up the Sun was the lead-off single.

Soak Up The Sun has the 'beach vibe' going. It sounds simple enough that you can play it on an acoustic guitar but it also has complicated parts as well. I love the weird sounds that comes before the song's main riff and the searing siren like sound (try to listen very hard)

The song was co-written and co-produced with long time collaborator Jeff Trott. I've always been curious how are the dynamics when song-writing partners work.

Liz Phair also does backing vocals as mentioned in the liner notes :)

My friend the communist
Holds meetings in his RV
I can't afford his gas
So I'm stuck here watching TV

I don't have digital
I don't have diddly squat
It's not having what you want
It's wanting what you've got


I'm gonna soak up the sun
Gonna tell everyone
To lighten up (I'm gonna tell 'em that)
I've got no one to blame
For every time I feel lame
I'm looking up o I'm gonna soak up the sun
I'm gonna soak up the sun


I've got a crummy job
It don't pay near enough
To buy the things it takes
To win me some of your love
Every time I turn around
I'm looking up, you're looking down
Maybe something's wrong with you
That makes you act the way you do
Maybe i am crazy too

I'm gonna soak up the sun
Gonna tell everyone
To lighten up (I'm gonna tell 'em that)
I've got no one to blame
For every time I feel lame
I'm looking up o I'm gonna soak up the sun
I'm gonna soak up the sun


I'm gonna soak up the sun
While it's still free
I'm gonna soak up the sun
Before it goes out on me
Don't have no master suite
I'm still the king of me
You have a fancy ride, but baby
I'm the one who has the key
Every time I turn around
I'm looking up, you're looking down
Maybe something's wrong with you
That makes you act the way you do
Maybe I am crazy too


I'm gonna soak up the sun
Gonna tell everyone
To lighten up (I'm gonna tell 'em that)
I've got no one to blame
For every time I feel lame
I'm looking up o I'm gonna soak up the sun
I'm gonna soak up the sun

I'm gonna soak up the sun
Got my 45 on
So I can rock on.