Track 6 of the album State Line Hymnal · 2021
Cannonball in the Motel Pool, No Water Required
“An empty motel pool, a tumbleweed, and the bass man with a slide. We have never had so much fun doing nothing.”
folk rock · groovy folk rock · slide guitar · 3:12
Lyrics
The motel pool is empty, there's a tumbleweed inside Drummer's got a cooler and the bass man's got a slide We're four dollars short of luxury but the sun is going down Whole desert's turned to orange and we're the kings of this town There's a lawn chair for an audience, a lizard on the wall A sign that says no diving, so we're not diving at all We're just standing at the deep end, with a ukulele band Making up a anthem with a sunburn and a tan Cannonball, cannonball, in the motel pool No water required, we're nobody's fool Cannonball, cannonball, hear the whole van yell Jump into the nothing, and it feels just as well Oh-oh-oh, cannonball, we're flying through the air Landing in the desert like we haven't got a care The manager comes walking with a clipboard and a frown We offer him a song and he sits right down He taps his shoe, he hums along, and tells us we can stay If we play it one more time, then we're free to go away Cannonball, cannonball, in the motel pool No water required, we're nobody's fool Cannonball, cannonball, hear the whole van yell Jump into the nothing, and it feels just as well Oh-oh-oh, cannonball, we're flying through the air Landing in the desert like we haven't got a care Clap your hands, clap your hands Dust is rising from the sand Count to three and leap with me It's as deep as you believe Cannonball, cannonball, in the motel pool No water required, we're nobody's fool Cannonball, cannonball, hear the whole van yell Jump into the nothing, and it feels just as well Oh-oh-oh, cannonball, we're flying through the air Landing in the desert like we haven't got a care Cannonball, cannonball Hey, hey, we're all in