From the CD by John Vincent & Larry McGahey "2nd Skin"
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        "Palm Tree At Midnight" by John Vincent
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        John Vincent vocals/guitar
        Larry McGahey Telecaster

        Recorded 5/13/2000 "Live" Direct To DAT
        using 1 Audio Technica AT822 stereo mike
        and 1 Sony TCD-D8 Walkman

        We hadn't played together for 22 years and recorded this and
        8 other songs, I had never heard in most cases, and the two I had
        heard before had arrangments so different they were also like
        new songs. We did not go over the songs before recording and did them
        all in 1-3 takes. There are moments you can tell:)

       This song is about my years in Northern California. An incredibly,
       beautiful place, and not without it's pitfalls. I did a lot of changing
       there, some good and some not so good, but, I still miss being there
       sometimes.


             Eldorado County

     Eldorado County
     so far and yet so near
     clouding in the rear view
     I watched it disappear
     faces in my memory
     good things in my heart
     a little pain in what remains
     I think that's where I'll start

     Eldorado County
     a jewel amid the pines
     the salmon run, the all night fun
     a place for crossing lines
     I walk that walk, I talk that talk
     learn a thing or two
     sifting through the ashes
     gonna find a love that's true

     Eldorado County
     it takes a piece of you
     standing down on stateline
     Jesus, what a view
     all them down and outs and dreamers
     together and alone
     you look a little closer
     you can see them bones
     (can't you see my bones?)

     Eldorado County
     gonna put you to the test
     just this side of Eden
     bow down to the west
     Eldorado County
     under watchful eye
     in Eldorado County,
     innocence will die.

     Copyright © 2000 John Vincent