Stay Real

from Stay Real / Shelter The Light by Johnny Franco

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Stay Real

I call her lover and we call ourselves dancers
We're learning on the go
We take precautions, but we're taking our chances
Turning on a dynamo

We share a vision, and we share the same bodies
Now isn't that what lovers do?
The plan is easy, but society sucks, and I guess that's just what we go through.

Stay real
We're getting much closer
Stay real
Give me your hand
Stay real
Before we get older
Stay real
And never, never let go

We talk to pictures, water cellophane flowers
We have a wishing well
Don't ever doubt of what we do with our powers
When we're in the same spell

We look around us and we see a bright future
Look again, a price tage
We built the pyramids, we built the computers
Now can I get a white flag?

Stay real
We're getting much closer
Stay real
Give me your hand
Stay real
Before we get older
Stay real
And never, never let go

We want a piece of land, a piece of our planet
To grow a lemon tree
To dig a hole together 'til we find water
And heat it in a cup of tea

I'll put my worries and my troubles on paper
Then I'll start singing
Until a businessman upon a skyscraper
Buys me out thinking:

"I'll make you rich, boy, you give us such joy.
I'll make you rich boy, count me out.
Come make me rich, boy, you give us such joy.
I'll make you rich boy, count me out."

Stay real
We're getting much closer
Stay real
Give me your hand
Stay real
Before we get older
Stay real
And never, never let go

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from Stay Real / Shelter The Light, released August 13, 2020

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Johnny Franco Portland, Oregon

Walk down any street in Portland, Oregon and you are sure to encounter a mustachioed Brazilian spaghetti western rock and roll troubadour named Johnny Franco. Recently moving from Sao Paulo, Johnny has developed a cult following in Portland for his high energy street performances and stylish music. ... more

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