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Recorded and mixed by Charlie Vela
Mastered by John Rogers

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Be Nice
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It’d be nice if we could make a name for ourselves.
It shouldn’t be so hard in such a small town.
Just got to give it all away at every show
and quit giving up.

Take time to make friends out of the indifferent,
And gotta make more noise that a grizzly bear with a chainsaw and hope they saw the mess we left behind.

And I don’t know were good ideas come from
and maybe I don’t wanna know.
But I just wanna write a song that you’d enjoy to listen on your record player at home,
or in your car if it’s got a stereo.

And it’s a reckless life that we’ve chosen to lead,
But it’s a small price to pay to do what we do.
I got the rhythm if you got the lead and we can hammer something out like, "la la, la la, la la..."

And I don’t know where good ideas come from,
or maybe I do, but I pretend like I don’t.
But I just wanna write a song that you’d enjoy to listen on your record player at home,
with your ear against the hardwood floor.

Making friends with other musicians in such a small town
is such an eye opening experience.
Discover the world is full of ideas and poets,
like shepherds amassing a flock.
But I don’t really give a flock about all that right now,
Cause right now I’m home.

Cause there’s a place where good ideas come from
and it’s here in the world we all share.
It’s all we can do to shout about it in a song we hope you’re taking home, and hope you hear it on the radio.
That'd be nice.

credits

from It's Great to be Alive​!​!​!, released March 17, 2010
Toby Perez - Vocals, Guitar
Michael Garcia - Drums
Johnny Marko - Guitar
Jennifer Degolado - Bass, Vocals
Sara Perez - Vocals

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In January 2010, i started a band with some of my little sister's schoolmates: Michael Garcia on Drums, Jennifer Degollado on Bass, and John Mark on lead guitar. I figured my Air to Breathe songs were too dark and complex, so i became inspired to write a younger sounding, poppy album. We practiced for a month, but come time to record, all our schedules began to conflict. Lineup changes would ensue ... more

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