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Perfect Sometimes

by Justin James

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Perfect Sometimes 04:13
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do do do do do do We've been talking 'bout this thing called love Probably something you've been dreaming of It's the one thing that can make it right It's like your coffee in the morning light It's the sweetest thing you've ever seen Orange tree among the evergreens And when it looks like you can count me out I'll bounce right back with a sparkle in my eye You always gets me high I get lonely sometimes The sun and the sand and you and I It's perfect sometimes You wanna feel your feet in the sand Wiggle your toes we can be on A sundrenched island far out in the sea A perfect place w/ a sweet melody Just look around the only sound A coconut be falling from the tree to da ground I see the sun setting in your eyes I steal a kiss beneath the starry ski-i-ies You always get me high I watch the waves roll by The sun and the sand and you and I It's perfect sometimes do do do do do do Just like a movie scene Where you are the beauty queen I'll be your leading man We can go off and live our lives On an island of Paradise and we can have our sometimes anytime -everyday -every night -what do you say do do do do do do We've been talking 'bout this thing called love Probably something you've been dreaming of It's the one thing that can make it right Like a coffee in the morning light It's the sweetest thing you've ever seen Orange tree among the evergreens And when it looks like you can count me out I'll bounce right back with a sparkle in my eyes Summer always gets me high I get lonesome sometimes The sun and the sand and you and I It's perfect sometimes do do do do do do
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Beautiful Crime 03:53
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Beautiful Beautiful Beautiful Such a Beautiful crime Would you come around When the sun goes down And meet me in my room Would you bring that smile Stay with me for a while Daylight be coming soon Lost love to impatience Lost love to time Fell into distance And It was mine We found different paths on to different days Lost love to lies along the way I know this ain't right are we friends or lovers tonight Slow things down Take our time Being with you is such a beautiful crime Leave this night Leave it all behind But being with you is such a beautiful crime Beautiful Beautiful Beautiful - Such a Beautiful crime What does tomorrow hold Slow as it unfolds And will your hand turn the page In this moment now Steady as I wonder how I can pass the time without your ways I know this ain't right are we friends or lovers tonight Slow things down Take our time Being with you is such a beautiful crime Leave this night Leave it all behind But being with you is such a beautiful crime Are you in the mood Underneath the moon This familiar room We spend our times so many night And do feel this time is right Slow things down Take our time Being with you is such a beautiful crime Leave this night Leave it all behind Being with you is such a beautiful crime Beautiful Beautiful Beautiful - Such a Beautiful crime
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Stay Close To Me 03:44
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It's nice we say hello having a good day While we play our part in someone else's play But let's get to the point tell me how you feel Is there something more that you'd like to say Our time here is short and time is passing by A hundred billion stars are passing in the sky And we don't have the time to beat around the bush Lets get to the point - give this another push Are we still talking about nothing at all Are we still banging our heads against the wall We could be like two birds floating on the sea And we won't have to talk just stay close to me Just stay close to me stay close to me- stay close to me It's happening again Another false alarm a bunch of empty words blocking out the sun Why do we have to read in between the lines Just another song playing out of time Are we still talking about nothing at all Are we still banging our heads against the wall We could be like two birds floating on the sea And we won't have to talk just stay close to me Just stay close to me stay close to me- stay close to me Why do we have to wait till it's our last day until we say the words We really want to say So let's get to the point let's give this a push Is there something more that you'd like to say? Cause I won't always be here and you won't always be here Tell me what you want make it crystal clear But just stay close to me Stay close to me
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Sometimes 03:56
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We been driving with the top down Another wasted conversation You said you're going to be mine but you won't say -when You want to hit the ground running You want to push it on thru to sundown Desert Highway Lines Are running in --my head Sometimes. We forget What we come this far to get Sometimes your not who you think you are Sometimes when you're sure That it's all been said before Those crazy words are hanging in the air What's it going to be this time like a second hand you unwind You say you're coming home this time but the afternoon come and gone You're so hard to love sometimes I've been waiting for your phone call I've been sitting here in the silence You can keep everything except promises And I wonder why I'm hanging on Holding on to a fraying thread Holding on to the thoughts of you Like weight of lead Sometimes we forget What we've come so far to get Sometimes were not who we need to be Sometimes we regret when we should give thanks instead For every moment of you and me What's it going to be this time like a second hand you unwind You say you're coming home this time but the afternoon come and gone You're so hard to love -sometimes When you're here You blend into me You make sense of this life But I don't need to tell you that Cause you know that I'm right So What's its going to be this time like a second hand you unwind You say you're coming home this time but the afternoon come and gone You're so hard to love ----sometimes--
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Deeper Waters 03:39
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Don't wanna see you w/ another man Just wanna tell you I've been thinking about you now All these days, oh so far apart Feels like yesterday, you were in my heart Just remembering how our story starts Even when the lights are dark Even when were worlds apart Even when you're falling hard There's deeper waters Even when you're feeling lost And rain the is falling soft Even when you're hanging on There's deeper waters Hand in hand in all my memories Got me wondering what is meant for me And you know I just want the best for you I'm on the road now heading home to you Tomorrow morning be laying next to you Even when the lights are dark Even when were worlds apart Even when you're falling hard There's deeper waters Even when you're feeling lost And rain the is falling soft Even when you're hanging on There's deeper waters Cause I know What is waiting for me Heaven In your arms Driving fast as the highway lets me Leave your porch light on Foot hard on the gas Driving fast as I can Small towns in a flash Home as soon as I can be Even when the lights are dark Even when were worlds apart Even when you're falling hard There's deeper waters Even when you're feeling lost And rain the is falling soft Even when you're hanging on There's deeper water.
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Missed Again 03:27
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I've been driving alone I got those thoughts in my head again you are my medicine Well hey now baby won't you come around In a little time & we can work it out make it all feel fine I missed again I missed again Mourning shakes my soul awake Pulls me out of empty space I'm on the move again Running to and running from Try to chase this setting sun Don't chase this dream away I missed again I missed again I missed again I missed again Rain clouds paint the desert black Brings me back to where I'm at I can see the weather changing Up ahead around the bend Rear view mirror my best friend I can feel the weather changing I missed again I missed again I missed again I missed again 2x I don't know why I just keep on missing Feels like its slipping away I don't know why I just keep on missing Sometimes it feels like its slipping away
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You Don't Know Me 03:20
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I see you staring out at sunset Something heavy on your mind The look that's on your face familiar Got these tears that you been crying I know that I've been gone for so long But you could never get left behind Far from you but you're in my heart You will be through all time Find some trust Was hoping you believed in us You think you know it all So I need you to believe in me You don't know me well If you think I would Run away from this And build my life Around this world we have Hope that time don't tell That you don't know me well Why don't you sit down for a second Maybe we could talk this out Have a moment and some patience We don't need to scream and shout Just some trust and understanding And some cushion when we fall As long as we can stick the landing You know we could have it..all Find some trust Was hoping you believed in us You think you know it all So I need you to believe in me 'Cause You don't know me well If you think I would Run away from this And build my life Around this world we have Hope that time don't tell That you don't know me well Start every week with a kiss on a cheek Head starts spinnin' and my knees get weak Wait till you see the shape your in After I take your lips for a spin Start every week with a kiss on a cheek Head starts spinning and my knees get weak Wait till you see the shape your in After I take your lips for a spin 'Cause You don't know me well If you think I would Run away from this And build my life Around this world we have Hope that time don't tell That you don't know me well
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Moonlight 03:34
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I'm wide-awake tonight I've got something heavy on my mind Came across your path your shadow in the night When will time be on my side Hypnotized by this Life in full eclipse Under moonlight Tonight Your eyes Tempt me gently to your side Can't Sleep Can't dream Cant leave 'cause I know you're alive Lying next to me Heaven sent and we shall Fall & fade into this night Don't know what to do I close my eyes see you Tomorrow I have to catch a flight Head back to my home But maybe home is you Guess I need to make up my mind Questions come and go Hard to ever know But for now ...surrender to moonlight Tonight Your eyes Tempt me gently to your side Can't Sleep Can't dream Cant leave cause I know ur alive Lying next to me Heaven sent and we Just fall & fade into this night but it don't take much to slip into the past even if you wanted it it don't seem to last so easy to lean on yesterday Time has come and gone and we're here to stay for TONIGHT
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Gypsy Girl 03:36
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In the morning You come rising Like the sun from the shadows Over me and the ocean When u hear its gonna be a good day In the evening Your in hiding You go missing I’m wishing I was free of suspicion & it didn't have to end up this way I don't know why u come and go & stay w/ me & promise that you will never leave I've been waking up in a dream I need all of what you offer to me I've been waking up in a dream So hard Gypsy Girl to set you free When you’re with me Time go quickly Like a weekend like a summer am I just another number Just memory to make up your past Will you be back or fade in to black Keep on running down the highway or Find me on a Friday Something says Ill be crossing your path I don't know why you come and go & stay with me & promise that you will never leave I’ve been waking up in a dream I need all of what u offer to me I’ve been waking up in a dream So hard Gypsy Girl to set you free Silent night Laying by your side In the dark In your eyes I swear I saw the light
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Running With The Wind 03:33
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These thoughts follow me Where ever I go No matter how far I run to Cold blanket at night Wind whispers a name It calls out to me, please hear me Clearly -I see These days are changing like the weather Don't stop don't go ….Feels right this timme cuz Time and time again i run w/ the wind Scatter like the leaves in the autumn breeze And I can feel the sun pouring down on my skin and all I want to be is forever and free I'm running w/ the wind Don’t know where I am but I know what I left and I dont need to hold my breath now on the run w/ with my dreams Got me up off my knees No more shouting pleas, please hear me Clearly -I see These days are changing like the weather Don't stop don't go ….Feels right this time cuz Time and time again I run w/ the wind Scatter like the leaves in the autumn breeze And I can feel the sun pouring down on my skin and all I want to be is forever and free I'm running w/ the wind Look out see the stars (they) tell you where you are So vast is the night, but Im never far Another day done, but I rise with the sun Then Ill be gone Time and time again you run w/ the wind Scatter like the leaves in the autumn breeze And I can feel the sun pouring down on me /skin and all I want to be is what ever you need but you run w/ the wind
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On My Way 03:07
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Well I’ve been going nowhere Taking too much time just to get there I don't want be out on my own Its pulling me up its taking me down again And I’ve been been traveling far Sleeping in the backseat of my old car Never been so far from home Running in circles from where I started And I didn't think u were listening When I told u all things that I was missing But I’m on my way now Don't know if ill be back again And where will you be tomorrow And how much of your time can borrow You know time heals all would And maybe its time to be heading home again And I didn't think u were listening When I told u all things that I was missing I’m on my way now Don't know if I’ll be back again Its all be said before but its behind us Sometimes we need these things to remind us They remind us Now I’ve been looking out for something I don't what happens when I find it But I wouldn't trade this for a thing Give and take taking me back again And I didn't think u were listening When I told u all things that I was missing I’m on my way now Don't know if I’ll be back again

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released December 1, 2009

Produced by: Andrew Williams
Executive Producer: Mikal Blue
Engineers: Andrew Williams - Mikal Blue - Andrew Dixon
Mixed by Mikal Blue and Andrew Williams
Recorded at Revolver Recordings Los Angeles, CA

Photographer: James Anshutz

Art Direction: Ikuma Uehara (SMC) - Hinako Kono (SMC)
Artwork Coordination: Yukari Nagashima (SMC)

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Justin James San Diego, California

A professional windsurfer in his teen years, Justin was attacked by a tiger shark off the coast of South America when he was 20 years old, cutting major arteries, almost severing his foot, and leaving him with 250 stitches. This moment would prove to be a watershed in Justin's life when during a yearlong recovery his grandma gave him a guitar and his first song was born. ... more

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