They said "Could we go down the coast road with you, my dear?
A pretty boy from a strange land, what brings you here?"
"Well sir and madam, I'm just kicking around
Waiting for a friend in the city to he's in town, then I'm there"
 
They said they knew of a lady, real beauty queen
"She's looking to see the world, you know what I mean"
"Well", I said, "I'm seeing it bit by bit, I'm taking my time"

They said they'd show me a photo, a feast for the eyes
She was looking so sultry, slipping out of disguise
I said that that's not really my thing, but that just tangled the line

"No, I think you misunderstand
Madam, she's looking grand
And yeah I'm that way inclined
But before things get out of hand
Please take note where I stand
I'm not the guy you thought you might find"

"So what I mean to say
Is that I'm not here to play
Got someone else on my mind
She seems so far away
But I'm waiting for the day
She's so warm and patient and kind"

They said "the coast road comes to a cross road, you'd better decide
Why take a long journey to nowhere and not a thrilling ride"

I said "I'm sure your niece is enchanting but why can't you see?
I'm just trying to do right by someone that matters to me
I feel I'm getting lost in translation when I try to decline"

They looked in my eyes and they asked me how many months and years I had
They sighed when they found out, saying I'm just a baby, their baby will be sad

Vocals/Lyrics: Edwin Mallins
Music: Carlos Barrón

VOL I

On the Coast Road

"Don't go over the river
Don't you go across the tracks
Because they'll steal away your soul
Turn your heart as black as coal
And once you're gone you'll never come back"

"Don't lie in a criminal's bed
And don't got out in the streets tonight
They'll put poison in your mind
And one day you will find
That it's an endless night"

Oh it's just a vision
I've seen for myself that it's not true
Oh it's just a vision
And now I know

(Some fantasy that they told me
Some vision that I saw)"Don't go over the river
Don't you go across the tracks
Because they'll steal away your soul
Turn your heart as black as coal
And once you're gone you'll never come back"

"Don't lie in a criminal's bed
And don't got out in the streets tonight
They'll put poison in your mind
And one day you will find
That it's an endless night"

Oh it's just a vision
I've seen for myself that it's not true
Oh it's just a vision
And now I know

(Some fantasy that they told me
Some vision that I saw)

Vocals/Lyrics: Edwin Mallins
Music: Carlos Barrón

Just a Vision

The hotel bar
Tequila jar
Looking empty now
Another round somehow
Loosen cautious tongues, now what was that you said?

Straight in the hand
And when they land
Now the stakes are raised
But they don't looked fazed
With their shades in darkened room and they can't be read

But when they drink
Now do they think 
It's a parting glass?
Drink for the good times past
Always leave on friendly terms for the road ahead

Smoke drifts away
And they all turn to leave
Smoke drifts away
And he looks back at me
Smoke drifts away
From his last cigarette

And I wonder 
If they see me when I stare
Feels like I'm just not there
But I don't mind

I'm a stranger
And they know I'm out of place
But they stay off my case
And yeah that's kind

And it hits me
Should I not feel more alarmed
That I'm the only one not armed?
And that's a find, now that's a find

He calls his wife on the phone
He tells her he'll soon be home
Bringing his son a brand new toy

She says "You know I fret about you
And all the things you go through
I want you here and so does our boy"

"My love goes with you tonight
Hold on until the morning light
To know you're safe would bring me such joy"

Smoke drifts away
Smoke drifts away
Smoke drifts away
From his last cigarette

The steel-capped boots
The magazine
The kevlar vest
The helmet screen
The tailgate up
The armoured car
The terse reply
The nervous laugh
The turning key
The city streets
The country roads
The looming trees
The mountain pass
The coded name
The warning cry
The burst of flame
The ringing ears
The fading light
The ringing ears
The fading light

Smoke Drifts Away (His Last Cigarette)

It's sunny here
Does the sun shine on you?
And brighten your morning
Like it's lighting my afternoon

And in the cool
Of my late evening gloom
You're still under blue skies in a dream world
I'll be there soon

My mind wanders far away
This world's not so big today
That wide ocean down below
Fly high, give me vertigo
And you are a shining star
I feel your warmth from afar

Carlos con Edwin