Musicians | The Camp Store Carlsbad, CA | 9.1.2024
Dan Greenbaum
Mike Hunt
Mark ODonnell
Mike Pritchard
Jay Phillips
Lyrics
Makes no difference where I’m going doesn’t really matter where I’ve been
When I feel her eyes upon me I know, I’m exactly where I need to be
Home is where you make it, Sweet home should come easily
Could be on some distant beach I’m a lying
Could be ‘neath shade of my baby’s tree
I spent six years in New York City, like living in a penitentiary
Stole a motorbike rode it to the ocean, My broken heart came back to me
Home lord you’ve got to go out and take it, Sweet home should come easily
Could be on some highway that I’m riding
Could be left behind in those city streets
I see you in my rearview mirror
Mile marker after mile marker going by
I'm never going back, never going back
I came to reside in California, Spend my days rolling at the beach
All the pretty girls there they let their hair down, they’ve got nothing on my sweet beauty
Home feels just like my woman, Does it fell good?! Lord you’d better believe
She comes & joins me anywhere Im lying, She gives me shade beneath her tree
About the Song
Originally released on my first album, ‘To Love a Wild Fire‘. This song is a love letter to family, and the feeling of belonging that accompanies a strong sense of community. I’ve leaned that I’m always only as good as those around me, my own auccess is a shared experience by those closest to me. Knowing who you are, where you belong in your tribe defines, and adds testament to the concept of home. Coming from a big family, I recognize home when it reminds me of a loved one.
For years, I always felt like an outsider, uncomfortable in my skin.
Surfing, making art, music, work in tech & family, helped me experience the world and find my place in it. Home was never just a place, that's why I never found it. It was on the inside, it was the work of surrounding yourself with the ones you love the most so you can have a good life. Home is the freedom to be yourself.
About the Live Video:
As with previous shows, I’m going to release a song a week until the complete show is uploaded and archived on Substack. This concert is being released in support of the new single “Perpetual Change” (released on November 8, 2024). We started video taping and recording our live shows consistently in 2023, when I took over the live sound. Prior to that the recording sound quality was a bit spotty.
Related stories tied to the November 8, “Perpetual Change” release:
Perpetual Change: Official Music Video
Perpetual Change: Studio Notes
Live Performance of Perpetual Change, First Time We Played It at the Camp Store
About the Ram
Mark "The Ram" O'Donnell is an independent American composer and visual artist based out of Carlsbad, California. He performs original, surf-inspired, West Coast rock-and-roll.
For more information about the Ram and his music, go to www.TheRamMusic.com
Song Metadata
Come Easily
The Ram
UPC: 196167281861
IRSC: uscgh2028688
Release date: January 10, 2020
ASCAP Work ID: 914350006
ASCAP Singer Songwriter IPI Number: 375350750
ASCAP Publisher IPI Number: 375351159
More Information
I currently use DistroKid to get everything out to the streaming platforms, Disco for all sync requests, Bands In Town to list live shows, and Substack for just about everything else.
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