Lara Manzanares - Census Song

Winner of Best Music Video at the 2021 New Mexico Music Awards


"Census Song" - from the album Land Baby, released October 16, 2017
Music and Lyrics © 2017 Lara Manzanares (BMI)
http://www.laramanzanares.com

Recorded and Mixed by Jono Manson at The Kitchen Sink Studios, Santa Fe, NM
Mastered by David Glasser, Airshow Mastering, Boulder, CO
Video by Lara Manzanares, April 2020

Musicians:
Lara Manzanares (Vocals, Acoustic Guitar)
Jono Manson (Electric Guitar)
Justin Bransford (Bass)
Mark Clark (Drums)

Lyrics:

Hey you
Please open the door
I can’t wait anymore
My poor feet are aching,
Hey you
I can see your light on
I got somethin’ to write on
Guess I’ll come back tomorrow
And the next day
And the next day
And the day after that one
Have no fear
I’ll be right here
Just waiting for you to say

Hey, my name is John Doe
I live in a condo
My race is Alaska Native and Latino
And my roommate
Hell, how should I know?
His name is Donald or somethin’
Hey, can you come back tomorrow?

La da da da
La da da da

Guess I’ll see you tomorrow
And the next day
And the next day
And the day after that one
Have no fear,
I’ll be right here
Just waiting for you to say

Hey, my name is John Doe
I live in a condo
My race is Alaska Native and Latino
And my roommate
Hell, how should I know?
His name is Gavin or somethin’
Hey, can you come back tomorrow?

La da da da
La da da — hey wait a minute!
I thought you said his name was... Donald... ?!

Guess I’ll see you tomorrow!

©2017 Lara Manzanares. Based on real events.