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Written by Andrew Nieporent in 2015-17
Produced by Steve Carter in 2020-21

"If you're scared of the future tonight, just take each hour one at a time."

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The days were long but the light was short
I took a ride out to that emerald shore
and it was stretching out like the long dark night
I was alive but my life was just to die

Shakedown, Route 35
I've got the summer of '69 in my speaker tonight
Shakedown, Route 35
I'm gonna sink or swim in Jersey tonight

Claustrophobic just hanging around
but I knew a girl in Middletown
and I felt the beat from that burnt out legion hall
Yeah, I was burnt out but I wasn't there at all

Shakedown, Route 35
I've got 1979 in my speaker tonight
Shakedown, Route 35
I'm gonna sink or swim in Jersey tonight

I turned my back on an open door
I put the pedal down to the floor
and the coastal factories shined like gamma rays
Yeah, I was shining but I knew I couldn't stay
I was shining but I knew I couldn't stay
I was shining but I knew I couldn't stay

Shakedown, Route 35
I've got the sound of 2009 in my speaker tonight
Shakedown, Route 35
I'm gonna sink or swim in Jersey tonight

credits

from The Second Renaissance, released April 14, 2021
Andrew Nieporent - Guitar, vocals
Ryan Kleber - Lead guitar
Steve Carter - Bass
Ben Marino - Drums

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Andrew Nieporent Verona, New Jersey

Folk-infused singer-songwriter. Solo but increasingly band- and collaboration-oriented. Mostly acoustic but electric- curious. Host of the Fine Grind Open Mic Night. Veteran of thousands of local shows and open mics. Hardcore fan of Bruce Springsteen, Cat Stevens, Tom Waits, and Conor Oberst. Flattered to sometimes be aurally mistaken for John Darnielle, Colin Meloy, and Jeff Mangum. ... more

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