Haunted Seaside Restaurant

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I said “I know,” but knew I never did
I knew so little of things I thought I wanted
We traveled late one night down to the coast
Oil refineries burned with a cherry glow
We saw the surf moving roughly in the moonlight
It started storming and raining on that fateful night
As a violent wind began to howl and moan
We saw the faded sign so we pulled in off the road

I said it looked like some place a ghost would haunt
It was a pretty sad seaside restaurant
That woozy smell of vinegar and grease
Delicious fish and chips and salty margarita drinks
The waiter rushed up and smiled, he thanked us heartily
He was just happy that someone had come in to eat

The wind was restless. I stuttered nervously
Her eyes kept telling--by now she knew something

She turned to me and said: “what’s going on?”
I told her that I was fine, just feeling high-strung
But then I knew I could no longer lie
Yes, all at once, I just broke down and cried
I said I didn’t love her; I said I’m sorry
I said I’m sorry for wasting your time darling
I felt so ill inside I wanted to leave
No thought of pleasure, no, I only felt guilty
We made our way back out to the car
I had to ask her before we got very far
She looked indifferent, she didn’t care
Did it matter what I told her in there?
She only shrugged; lit up a cigarette
“I don’t expect you to understand” she said
“I knew that fire would always burn my hand”
“I knew the risk when I dated a younger man.”

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from Haunted Seaside Restaurant, released July 11, 2014

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Jon Antle & the Passengers Dallas, Texas

Jon Antle is a songwriter and musician from Lake Dallas TX.

In January 2014, Jon met Joey McClellan from the band Midlake and asked for help to produce the EP Haunted Seaside Restaurant at Redwood Music in Denton TX.
Jon local Dallas musicians Alan Andrae (Bass), Jordi Martin (Lead Guitar) and later Rob Pacheco (drums) to form Jon Antle & the Passengers. The Band met via Craiglist ... more

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