2025 Competition Entry:

Vacation Time by Warren Takahashi

Genre

Rock

Co-writer(s)

no

Performer(s)

Warren Takahashi-vocals and ukulele
Miles Lang-slide guitar
Bobby apostol-guitar & backup vocals
Ken Lewis-Bass
Steven Ormond-keyboard
Jill martini-backup vocals

Description

It’s a special song dedicated to my parents who are from Oahu Hawaii. They moved to California and had me. And we’d go back to visit relatives yearly. I miss those trips and haven’t been back for many decades.

Bio

I’m an amateur singer-songwriter from Ventra California. I use the aid of studio One for my drums and sometimes bass and synth parts but everything else is live

Lyrics

35° too cold for me
Got to get away before I free
To my tropical Paradise across the sea
It’s vacation time

Just me and you just lying in the sand
I reach out to you you take my hand
Listening to the tunes from the tiki band
It’s vacation time

Vacation time come and take me away
From my daily ritual come and save my day
I’ve been working so hard just to get to you
And now that I’m here I want to enjoy it too

Going to hang loose at North shore and chill with my friends
Hoping that this trip will never end
Just want to find my peace of mind
It’s vacation time

I’ve been in Bliss since we’ve arrived
Blessed to be away from my 8:00 to 5:00
It’s the only place where I can feel alive
It’s vacation time

It won’t be long when our trip will end
Then it’s back to work for me my friend
To earn some more money to come back again
For vacation time

Vacation time it’s time to play
Just like we used to do in pokai Bay
We’ll have a Mai Tai and a plate lunch too
I just want to spend some time with you

My stress levels down since we’ve been here
Not a worry in the world no deadlines to fear
I just want to find my peace of mind
It’s vacation time

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