Track #3 – Lana Lea

Recorded -

Basic Track – November 15, 16, 19 and 20, 2012

Tambourine – December 15, 2012

Vocals – March 20, April 1, 3 and May 3, 2013

Guitar solo and additional intro guitar parts – April 8, May 2 and November 17, 2013

Backstory –

More often than I'd care to admit, it takes me ages to finish writing a song, let alone record it. So when the exact opposite happens, it is a pleasant surprise. “Lana Lea” was written as a composite of various people that have impacted my life over the past eight years. Because of the highly personal nature of the lyrics, I ended up rewriting and re-recording several vocal lines more than once.

I felt that Turn Back The Years contained relatively few straightforward songs. So for “Lana Lea”, I was aiming for a 1970's power-pop/New wave sound, along the lines of The Knack, Blondie, and Elvis Costello.

Lyrics -

I think it's time I laid it on the line

how I've felt about you all this time.

Because the best days with you leave a lasting mark

like the times you sang me songs and played guitar

But every time I want to be with you, you treat me in a different way

One day you're happy, then the next you're cold, so I never can find the right words to say

Chorus: Lana Lea (x4), won't you let me know

Lana Lea (x4), if this love will ever grow.

I want to work it out with you but you won't let me, I can't let you go it'll just upset me,

Ooh, Lana Lea, you're driving me wild.

Remember the time we were driving to the bar?

And you left me drinking beer in your freezing car.

I never thought you'd get so mad or even care

the day I shaved my beard and cut my hair.

But every time I want to be with you, you act in a different way

One day you're cherry, then the next you're gin, so I never can find the right words to say

(chorus)

Everytime I write a song about you, I always keep changing the lines

Cause every time you act so differently, that I can't decide if I want to make you mine.

All music and lyrics are Copyright 2014 – Rob Weiss Music.