Name: My First Love Was My Bicycle
Duration: P00H06M22S
Description: A ska-beat song celebrating the joy of riding a bicycle

My First Love Was My Bicycle

by Joanna Finch

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A ska-beat song celebrating the joy of riding a bicycle

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My First Love Was My Bicycle

© 2015 Jobird MUSIC

When I was a younger version of the girl I am today,
In the melancholy autumn imagination took me
Down the roads of my fascination underneath the autumn sky
colours of the season passing passing me by
Leaves from green to glowing turned my head and skipped my heart
stuck in junior high school, algebra just lost it’s charm

The best escape that I could find were deviations in my mind
feigning ill health brought to me surreptitious ecstasy
when down the hall and out the door I’d find my health had been restored
because there my bike was waiting for me….

My first love was my bicycle My first love was my bicycle My first love was my bicycle
Bicycle-bicycle-bicycle!

I didn’t need a boyfriend when I had my bike to ride
Emotionally satisfied endorphins on the rise
Anywhere I wanted to be I was free to go
Alone without an/other voice to share my after-glow
Down the hill towards the beach my pedals pushed my out of reach
And into my own sweet ecstasy

My first love was my bicycle. My first love was my bicycle. My first love was my bicycle
Bicycle-bicycle-bicycle!

Now that I’m an older version of the girl I was back then
In the over/whelming autumn wheels in motion move me
To the moment where my perception takes me to the other side
In the realm of constant beauty I am alive
Leaves from green to glowing turn my head and skip my heart
Frantic with appointments I am falling a/part
The best escape that I can find to calm my over-active mind
Desperate for tranquility I slip into obscurity
Gaining speed as I leave town my thoughts are focussed sight and sound
Be/cause on my bike is where I can be!

My first love was my bicycle My first love was my bicycle My first love was my bicycle
Bicycle-bicycle-bicycle!

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released March 20, 2016
Joanna Finch, composer/vocals/bells,spoke percussion
Anela Kahiamoe, guitars
Lucas Schuller, drums
Jan Neuspiel, bass
Josie Patterson, Tuba
Sergio Soto, trombone
Corwin Fox, Production engineer

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