Bottle of Red

from Virginia Rhapsody EP by Seedpicker

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This is another long-time collaboration that has gone through multiple versions by multiple collaborators. Originally the opening bass line was the basis for the song and the name Bottle of Red was chosen. One of the original lines was "And the bottle—it said "Italy, made with care and love and quality." But upon reuniting to form Seedpicker, the line became "And the bottle said "Virginia, made with all the care and love that you've got in ya." And thus it has become a fitting symbol of the things that make Virginia such a wonderful region. This is our Virginia Rhapsody.

lyrics

I got off work early and headed on home
So I could rest my mind and soul
The weekend's here; the weekdays gone
So I'll rejuvenate my weary bones

I head down to my cellar door
To find the juice that makes my heart rejoice
I read my labels upside down
As I pour the glass and pass it 'round

And the bottle says "Virginia,"
"Made with all the care and love that you you've got in ya."
And then we take a minute just to think
About the hands that brought it here to us.

And we sit on our front porch; we drink our bottle of wine
Just wasting time and just feeling fine

And it doesn't matter what used to be
'Cause that was then and this is now and the future's yet to see
And you're sat right here next to me
Eating crackers soft baked bread and cheese

For now we're just sitting here drinking
For now we're just sitting here thinking
The wine just flowing through our head
We're just sitting here—sitting here
With our bottle of red
Our bottle of red

And if I die, put a bottle in my coffin
'Cause I want the world to know that I was laughing
At the things that went right and the things that went wrong
With the hope of better things in the world to come

For now we're just sitting here drinking
We're just sitting here thinking
The wine just flowing through our head
We're just sitting here—sitting here
With our bottle of red
Our bottle of red

credits

from Virginia Rhapsody EP, released December 31, 2020
Marcus Morris - music and lyrics
Henry Lazenby - music

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Seedpicker, a four piece crew from the hills and valleys of Southwestern Virginia, jams the blues, funk, soul, and reggae with fun arrangements of familiar feel-good classics and original tunes.

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