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a song about Canucks retiring to a warmer climate

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Hi! I'm a guitarist, singer and songwriter currently living in Fredericton, N.B., Canada. I've been performing music in one way or another since the mid '60's, starting out singing tenor in a barbershop quartet with my brothers and then into a progression of bands playing rock, jazz, blues and country and... whatever. It's been a fun ride so far and I'm still as exited about it as the day I began. Ralph Atkinson

Song Info

Genre

Pop • Pop Rock

Charts

Peak #94

Peak in subgenre #19

Author

R. Atkinson

Rights

R. Atkinson 2011

Uploaded

March 08, 2011

Track Files

MP3

MP3 8.7 MB • 320 kbps • 3:48

Story behind the song

This is kind of a light hearted look at the phenomena of Canadians who expatriate themselves to warmer climates during their retirement years.

Lyrics

I've lived a good long northern life
spent many winters in discontentment
this is where I live but it's not where I wanna die
and after all the time I've spent here
I'm gonna buy a condo in San Diego
see the sun sink in the shining sea
hey, this is what I've worked all of my life for
to spend my last days on a sunny shore

Un condo en San Diego
un condo en San Diego

Not for lack of patriotism
I'm doin' it for my rheumatism
I'll sell my house, sell my ski-doo
come back for Christmas in a year or two
you can come along if you wanna
we'll go sunday shopping down in Tijuana
feel the earth quake beneath our feet
and hope we die before it slides into the sea

Un condo en San Diego
un condo en San Diego

I'm gonna buy a condo in San Diego
to spend my last days on a sunny shore

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Michael Duran

Jul 20, 2011

You've perfectly described the American dream my friend ;)

Farrell jackson

Apr 14, 2011

Real nice song with some thoughtful lyric and a little humor thrown in to boot. But, be careful when you shop in Tijuana, lol. Great writing...enjoyed the sound!

Farrell Jackson

Kevin Miller

Mar 11, 2011

Top notch track.