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Cuban Rain

from Reasons by Rock Johnson

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In June of 2010 I left Canadian soil for the first time ever!! My buddy Dave Curry, who is the drummer for Broke On Payday, and I got seriously cheep all inclusive vacation packages... way too sweet to pass up for sure. Long and short best time of my life!

On our first night there Dave contacted some of the local people he had befriended on a previous vacation and we spent that night off the resort. What an eye opening experience! I've never seen so many happy, friendly, good hearted people who have so little. Things we take for granted everyday we're prized possessions for the Cuban people.

I'm often bemused by the society I live in... all the constant consumption and greed. Everyone lives so far beyond their means that they make themselves completely miserable trying to acquire that next big item. All the while they miss out on the simple joys.

I always felt so out of place cause I never wanted all the things everyone else seems to want, and this trip really put into perspective that I like the way I live my life. I put a much greater emphasis on making music, and creating memories through experience and friendships rather than the consumption of commercial commodities. It's not for everyone, but I have never felt so free in all my life. It's no coincidence that my life is much improved since this trip. I no longer gauge my life based on the expectations of someone else, only that of my own.

I wrote this song my last day in Cuba, mixed with overwhelming joy at the experience I just had, and the underlying sorrow of having to leave. As I packed and met Dave in the lobby to wait for the bus to take us away the most amazing party broke out among the other guests with Dave and I leading the charge in a 30 minute sing along that had everyone completely engaged! People were singing, drumming on bar tops it was wild!

I will be back!

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Cuban Rain
- R. Johnson

Seeing things a different way
Once I set foot in this place
In an instant was embraced
And I could stay

A breathless moment sealed in grace
Drank each night into the day
Held time in it's place
Washed it all away
In the Cuban rain

Mouths we feed with tips we leave
New perspective gathering
Small piece of humanity
Goes a long way

The unforced smile etched upon my face
Euphoria spread over seven days
If forever felt this way
I'd play out everyday
In the Cuban Rain
The Cuban rain

(c) 2010 Rock Johnson Music.

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from Reasons, track released January 2, 2017
Written, Performed & Produced by: Rock Johnson
Drums: Dave Curry (Broke On Payday)

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Rock Johnson Debert, Nova Scotia

Rock Johnson = Diversity. Pop/Rock to Hard/Metal he loves it all! His talents as a song writer, producer and performer allow him to move across genres and kick down outdated stereotypes.

He is a solo artist and a member of Chaos Theory, Broke On Payday, and From All Sides. Formerly of Low Cut Monday, Max Fiasco & Still In Stereo.
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