IT AIN'T OVER YET

A reminder in the words & images of Jack Kerouac's "On The Road" that it is never too late to live full & make every moment count. Folk-meets-jazz music from "Beat.itude" -- featuring Chuck Perrin composition/acoustic guitar/vocals, Bob Magnusson acoustic bass, Arthur Fisher flute, Patrick Armenta bongos/percussion, Tom Aros congas/percussion IT AIN'T OVER YET (for Jack Kerouac) Remember how it used to be Power in our prime We thought we were invincible We were not bound by time 110 MPH We drove like maniacs Burning down the highway Never looking back Mad to live & mad to talk Full speed without regret We got to get it all Cause it aint over yet Birdland to San Fran San Fran to Birdland Swinging with the beat Across the groaning continent Exploding down lifes street Denver to Frisco Frisco to Mexico Digging every scene Thru the neon wilderness Drug with asphalt dreams We got to go & never stop From sunset to sunset Livin every minute Cause it aint over yet October 21st 1969 It was the Dizs birthday An irony sublime You gave us one last lesson In spontaneity Livin hard & dyin young Blowing cool & free They said This is how the ride ends But I wouldnt take that bet Cause you may be gone, Jack But the ride aint over yet filmed by Rob Amato, recorded by Hiro Ikezi, mixed by Peter Carpentier live @ dizzy's in San Diego, September 29, 2006 lyrics, liner notes, & original recordings available @ chuckperrin.com