Once there was a man, simple and free, who lived in a cave down by the sea
One day as he stared into the waves, he saw something glitter, then sparkle away
So he swam into the depths of the ocean, fighting the tides of the sea
Hoping to find him a treasure, waiting for free, waiting for free
The next day he went out for a walk, down by the place where now sits the dock
He thought there was something golden in sight, so he dove off the rocks with all of his might
And he swam into the depths of the ocean, fighting the tides of the sea
Hoping to find him a treasure, waiting for free, waiting for free
Nobody saw him after that day, and where he went no one could say
But a man bought a castle three rivers down, and the villagers said he was wearing a crown
So they swam into the depths of the ocean, fighting the tides of the sea
Hoping to find them a treasure, waiting for free, waiting for free
(Solo)
Now I live in a town overlooking the sea, and sometimes I see something sparkle at me
It always looks brighter the closer I get, but I have never held onto it yet
So I swim into the depths of the ocean, fighting the tides of the sea
Hoping to find me a treasure, waiting for free, waiting for me
So we swim into the depths of the ocean, fighting the tides of the sea
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Notes: I wrote The Treasure on my mandolin. Once I came up with the chords I just sang a couple dozen verses that I made up on the spot and through those verses carved out a story. As I made up the verses, I recorded into a cassette machine, then transcribed the verses back into my computer and edited out the ones I didn't want. So, the song came out of the ethers complete and only required that I edit it down.
Basically, the song is about how we go outside of ourselves to look for treasures that we think others have discovered, when all along, the real treasure already exists inside of us if we only but discover.
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Drums: Rick Schlosser
Mandolin: Don Reed
Piano: Barnaby Finch
Guitars, Bass, Vocals: Joey Latimer
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