All songs / David Alan Graham
Off-Season
When the crowds thin out and the town finally exhales.
G major~162 BPM4/44:12Beach Countryhigh confidence
Verse 1
By July the town gets quiet again
Rental signs hang in the heat and wind
Beach chairs stacked by the tiki bar
Parking spots open out by the shore
The spring break noise all packed and left
Now it's just locals catchin' breath
Thunder rollin' out past three
And the air hangs thick like memory
Pre-Chorus
Funny how the silence comes
Right after all that noise burns out
Chorus
It's off-season in this town
Sun beats hard and the crowds thin out
Rain rolls in 'bout every afternoon
Washes Main Street clean by two
And I'm learning slow what the tide knows now
Not every wave's gotta draw a crowd
Some things fade and some things stay
Peace looks different in the August haze
Yeah there's beauty when the world slows down
In the off-season of this town
Verse 2
Saw old man Rick down at the dock
Said "this is when this island talks"
Winter pays and spring runs wild
But summer lets the locals breathe awhile
Coffee shop girl's got time to sit
Nobody rushes, nobody quits
Sunset comes through a storm-cut sky
Purple and gold where the heatwave dies
Pre-Chorus
Guess all my life I chased the noise
Like louder meant alive somehow
Chorus
It's off-season in this town
Sun beats hard and the crowds thin out
Rain rolls in 'bout every afternoon
Washes Main Street clean by two
And I'm learning slow what the tide knows now
Not every wave's gotta draw a crowd
Some things fade and some things stay
Peace looks different in the August haze
Yeah there's beauty when the world slows down
In the off-season of this town
Bridge
Maybe life ain't in the rush
Maybe peace shows up when things let up
Not every season burns the same
Sometimes stillness is the change
Final Chorus
It's off-season in this town
Humidity hangs but the pace slows down
Just salt air, storms, and open roads
The kind of quiet only locals know
And I'm learning slow what the tide knows well
Everything changes and that's just life itself
Spent my days chasin' the sun somehow
Now I know I don't have to run it down
There's beauty when the world slows down
In the off-season of this town
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Intro Bm C G C G C Bm G
Verse 1
By July the town Cgets quiet again
GRental signs hang in the heat and wind
CBeach chairs stacked by the tiki bar
DParking spots open out by the shore
GThe spring break noise all packed and left
Now it's just locals catchin' Cbreath
Thunder rollin' out past three
And Dthe air hangs thick like memory
Pre-Chorus
EmFunny Dhow Dthe silence comes
CRight after Emall that noise burns Dout
Chorus
It's Goff-season in this town
Sun beats hard and the crowds Dthin out
Rain rolls Cin 'bout every afternoon
Washes GMain Street clean Dby two
And I'm Glearning slow what the tide knows now
Not every wave's gotta draw a crowd
Some Cthings fade and some things stay
Peace Glooks different in Dthe August haze
GYeah there's beauty when Cthe world slows Emdown
In Cthe off-season Gof this town
Verse 2
Saw old man Rick down at the dock
Said "this is when this island Gtalks"
CWinter pays and spring runs wild
But summer Dlets the locals breathe awhile
GCoffee shop girl's got time to sit
Nobody rushes, Dnobody quits
Sunset Ccomes through a storm-cut sky
DPurple and gold where the heatwave dies
Pre-Chorus
GGuess Dall my life I Dchased the Cnoise
Like louder Emmeant alive somehow
Chorus
DIt's Goff-season in this town
Sun beats Chard and the Dcrowds thin out
Rain Crolls in 'bout every afternoon
Washes DMain Street clean by two
And I'm Glearning slow what Cthe tide knows now
Not Gevery wave's gotta Ddraw a crowd
Some Emthings fade and Csome things stay
GPeace looks different Din the August haze
Yeah there's beauty when the world slows Cdown
BmIn Cthe off-season Dof this town
Bridge
GMaybe Dlife ain't in the rush
Maybe peace Bmshows up when things let up
Not Cevery season burns the same
DSometimes stillness is the change
Final Chorus
It's off-season in this Ctown
Humidity hangs but the pace slows Ddown
Just salt Cair, storms, and open roads
The kind Dof quiet only locals know
And I'm Glearning slow what the tide knows well
Everything changes and that's Djust life itself
BmSpent my days chasin' Cthe sun somehow
DNow GI know I don't have Emto run it down
CThere's beauty Dwhen the world Emslows down
In Cthe off-season Dof this Gtown
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