DESCRIPTION:
Tire Swing by Singer-songwriter Dylan Galvin from his EP"Remember to Play"

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LYRICS
Sitting in his desk, his tired eyes were gridlocked with a white computer screen
Trying hard to organize the miles of papers before 5:15

Every now and then he look out at the playground across the street through the glass
And remember when his nine to five was spinning round and falling in the grass

When he’d run around his backyard in his dirty bare feet
And his dad would come outside and say it’s time to eat
And he’d try to strike a bargain and in his most sincere tone beg oh please, please, please

Five more minutes on the tire swing
I don’t want to stop, it’s my favorite thing
Five more minutes on the tire swing
I barely just started and I want to play just a little more

Where did those day run off, silly games and calling names, and frantic afternoons
The good ol’ days left him faster than a loosely gripped balloon

He wondered if he was the only one pretending
He doesn’t feel an overwhelming sense of resentment
Shouldn’t everyone just be out and having recess?
And telling the boss man

Five more minutes on the tire swing
I don’t want to stop, it’s my favorite thing
Five more minutes on the tire swing
I barely just started and I want to play just a little more

We rise and we shine and we’re glued to the news
It’ coffee and breakfast and the working’ man’s blues
He thought to himself, well today I refuse to wait
Another day
To remember to play

Five more minutes on the tire swing
I don’t want to stop, it’s my favorite thing
Five more minutes on the tire swing
I barely just started and I want to play just a little more, just a little just a little more…


STORY
The event of this song took place only few years ago but it made me realize that there are still sometimes childish parts in people, even as adults. This type of childishness is not the good kind, either. I was in a very serious relationship and I wasn’t ready for some of the things she was. In hindsight, I realized I should have handled everything differently. The whole situation made me think of a time when I was very young and at my great grandmothers house. Her bedroom was upstairs and kids were not supposed to go up there. I remember sneaking in and opening the drawers to her dresser to find all sorts of shiny sparkling jewelry, porcelain trinkets and valuables. When I had ended my relationship and hurt this person very badly, I felt like a child who had dropped a precious item on the ground and shattered it to pieces, so it could never be replaced or fixed.

REVIEW:
"Dylan has such a carefree, natural spirit that really attracts you the moment you begin to listen to him. His upbeat, infectious, and carefree personality really makes you want to talk to him after a show, and begin to develop an emotional connection squarely based on his music that is equal parts brilliant and stratospheric."

- Music Box Pete (Pete Amara) CBS Nominee for Best Entertainment Site in Boston