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From our EP, "Catching Frogs At Night," out May 13, 2022.

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When I was a kid, we lived on some old farm land in eastern Washington. My parents didn't keep up with farming on the property, but we had a cattle ranch for neighbors, so we let them use our empty fields as extra grazing land. In the spring, one of the fields would flood with 2-3 feet of water, and the cows liked to hang out in the big pond that formed.

On a few occasions, my dad took me out in a tandem kayak to hang out with the cows in the pond. And the pond doubled as an exceptional spot for catching frogs.

Some of my most vivid childhood memories involve that pond, and those experiences inspired the opening lines of this song (though in the lyrics, I changed the boat to a canoe because it felt less awkward to sing).

Anyway, this song is about the push-and-pull of growing up and trying to make your world bigger without worrying your mom too much in the process. I'm grateful that mine let me do as much as she did.

Lyrics:

The cows
All skinny dip
When pastures flood
And I'm losing it

And ma
I know you fret
When I go canoe
With all my big pets

And it's a good idea
Catching frogs at night
And you can find me outside
With worry by the wayside

And you can call my name
I'll maybe come through
Cause there's a little gap now
From me to you

From me to you
You wrote my laws
And you held my hand
So don't worry, ma

The streets
All call to me
When I'm on two wheels
And the wind is free

And ma
I know you scream
When I come back home
With rocks in my knees

And it's a guilty plea
I want to go ride
And you can find me outside
With worry by the wayside

And you can call my name
I'll maybe come through
Cause there's a bigger gap now
From me to you

From me to you
You wrote my laws
And you held my hand
So don't worry, ma

It's a real short drive to the ocean
You can taste the salt from the sea
There's some lightness here
So don't worry, ma
Don't worry, ma
About me

It's a real short flight to Malaysia
You can taste the fruit from the trees
There's some goodness here
So don't worry, ma
Don't worry, ma
About me