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Sun Drenched

by Justin James

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1.
California 03:37
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Yeah I’ve been outta work its been a long time & I'm down to my last dime Sitting on the beach with the sand in my feet I'm soaking up the sunshine Maybe I should care but I don't - I don't know what to tell ya Yeah...I'm wasted down here in California I woke up this morning its way past 10 another day here we go again Thinking bout all the things that I gotta do -Its a whole Lotta nothing I should get a job but I wont - I wouldn't want to spoil this Hanging out every day and I'm loving every minute of it Chorus I live in California wasting away on a sunny day I live down in California I don't mind just feeling fine Wearing the same old torn up T-Shirt and its giving me a sunburn I got no where to go and I got nothing to show- yeah but it could be worse Maybe I should care but I don't - I don't know what to tell ya I'm wasted down here in California Chorus Yeah Ive been outta work its been a long time and I'm down to my last dime Spending my days watching time drift away soaking up the sunshine I should have a job but I don't- I don't know what to tell ya Yeah I'm wasted down here in California Chorus
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Right Here Right Now 03:46
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There’s a piece of you inside of me And it carries me wherever I go You’re the one that I turn to Won’t you promise me that you’ll Smile just a little while longer In this lovers’ playground That we got Oh right here right now Oh right here right now If you could change one thing about the world Just one thing about me now What would that one thing be? If you could take just a little piece away Just a little piece of today Would you be taking me away with you? Right here right now Oh right here right now People wait too long before they tell the one Yeah and that’s a shame baby I won’t be afraid to tell you that I’m only half without you I don’t need to be reminded I’ve already decided Right here right now Oh right here right now I found myself just tripping over melodies Then I found you and it was perfect company I don’t know if you know just what you been doing to me baby…
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Love Me More 03:40
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Seems like only yesterday I was on my own Sleeping in, staying out late, and partying til the dawn Now I got you in my life, got your clothes in your closet too You take such sweet delight in telling me what to do So get out of my bed, did you hear what I said Baby I dont know, where you think that this can go Let's leave this alone, I dont wanna come And find you waiting at my door It ain't that I don't love you girl, I just love me more This got to end, I don't even know where it began You say something, I'm not listening Next thing we're in an argument No more, do I get to hang out with my friends for sure You've got your eyes on me, always checking to see If I'm where I'm supposed to be So get out of my bed, did you hear what I said Baby I don’t know, where you think that this can go Let's leave this alone, I dont wanna come And find you waiting at my door It ain't that I don't love you girl, I just love me more I'm underqualified for commitment I only studied for one degree I'm underqualified for commitment This bathroom's only big enough for me So get out of my bed, did you hear what I said Baby I don’t know, where you think that this can go Let's leave this alone, I don’t wanna come And find you waiting at my door It ain't that I don't love you girl, I just love me more
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We Can Do Anything 03:53
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Yeah as soon as I finish this cigarette I'm really gonna start thinking 'bout leaving this old town - Yeah this dead end town Gonna pick up the phone and call up my girl and say baby pack your bags Cause were leaving today- Gotta get away Don't think about it at all - Don't think about anything Chorus Yeah lets get out of here we could drive all night You can be Marylin Monroe yeah and I'll be James Dean We could live our lives like there is no tomorrow Whata say ...we could do anything I'm so tired of hanging round going nowhere I want to go where the Sunshine's even when it rains - Yeah let it rain I don't even know where were going but were ever it is we will find our way Just to get away Don't think about it at all – Let’s not think about anything Chorus She said " boy you got some crazy ideas with your big dreams & your beat up car ain't got a dollar between us But if you wanna go then lets turn up the radio and let’s drive... Chorus
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American Girl 03:11
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I met an American Girl She said she was born down south I hung onto every word that came that came from her candy colored mouth and on the tip of my tongue I caught words that i couldn't say to her at least not today no not to her She’s an American Girl - Yeah & I fell for the way She wears her skirt so short showing off those American legs She’s an American Girl - Yeah you know what I mean Do you mind if I take off my shoes She asked in her sweet-southern twang I couldn't help but laugh when she smiles it looks like Jessica Lang and on the border of imagination she would come to me and say lets start romancing She’s an American Girl - Yeah & I fell for the way She wears her skirt so short showing off those American legs She’s an American Girl - Yeah you know what I mean She doesn't know Can’t see it at all When she says Baby come on over and talk to me And I'll be your American Girl ....she come to me... and says baby lets start romancing She’s an American Girl - Yeah & I fell for the way She wears her skirt so short showing off those American legs She’s an American Girl - Yeah & I fell for those lips Watching dancing like that shaking ??? like American hips She’s an American Girl - Yeah & I lovin’ your way She wears her skirt so short showing off those American legs She’s an American Girl - Yeah you know what I mean
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Dance Alone 03:42
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Good Afternoon saying hi to everyone in the neighborhood Strollin' down the street taking my sweet time It‘s a pretty good afternoon when it feels like you got nothing to lose Everything feels good everything is just fine Why wait if you can pass out a smile everyday You be surprised when your not shy everybodys neighborly I can’t say but it seems to make me happy Shuffling down the street with ruby shoes on my feet. Chorus I don't mind yeah I know it happens sometimes You just gotta lose yourself to find your way home I don't care everbody can stare at me Sometimes you gotta dance alone It feels good to me just to do what I do & do it my own way It doesn't really matter what the people say It’s always good to see a brand new face smiling back at me This could be contagious and I'd like it that way I don't really think that I wanna be somebodies idea what they think I outta be gotta be running when I hit the ground It’s ok to live life a little different each day Cause I don't want to ride on this merry go round Chorus repeat
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Seven Days 04:11
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Promises don’t count for much they just lay on the floor You know I’ve been down there many times before If you think I'm joking just look into my eyes & If this is a competition you are my first prize Oh how I long to be home But I'm out here on the road Another town another show And each day brings me closer to the end A little bit closer to you Chorus They’ve got ways to ease my mind Yeah & if it ain't working I’ll be drinking all the time Might say I'm crazy yeah you might just be right But singing ain’t the only thing I'll do Seven days, seven days from you Conversations don’t mean as much when you’re talking on the phone Yeah & I’ve been thinking way too much I don’t even know One last night one last show one more song If I sing it loud enough will you hear me when I’m gone Oh how I long to be home But I'm out here on the road Another town another show And each day brings me closer to the end A little bit closer to you Chorus Traveling down the road A million miles from home A million miles to go Soon I’m coming home so won't you leave the light on for me Chorus
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Summertime 03:13
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I can see you smile every once in a while Yeah I remember you girl Every day together the summer days forever Yeah there just be love in the world The things we used to say about places we would go I told you things I’d only want you to know When it came down to the time you were waving goodbye We got the memories of us Yeah it was the summer of love (You and I) You and I getting down in the summertime Hanging on the beach Soaking up the summer vibe (Getting’ down in the summertime) Nothing can take away the memories of those days Just you and I hanging out In the warm summer sun on the beach just having fun It was good times without a doubt We started off as friends and then we were best friends And then we were lovers at last When I look back upon those days and all the smiles on our face Good times never last Why couldn’t the summer last Why couldn’t the summer last (You and I) You and I getting down in the summertime Hanging on the beach Soaking up the summer vibe (Getting’ down in the summertime)
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Alright 04:14
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Start smiling like its a sunny Friday And pretty soon will all just be chilling like Sunday Don't worry if you be running just a little bit late on time Don't even hesitate and you might find If you just relax it'll all come back to you you know that you don't want to try to hard Cause you might just fall apart And you know there be not much more that we can do So take it all in and enjoy everything that's around you Chorus So many things in life that are gold like a sun setting just deep into your soul Its All right So many things in life that are good like a good friend telling you that Every things all right Start making all the plans for the weekend Come Saturday afternoon we just be chillin with our friends Another back yard BBQ playing my guitar but that be nothing new It’s just another good day to throw another party So why don't we just relax and let it all come back to you You know that you don't want to try to hard cause you don't want to fall apart You know that there be not much more that we can do do do So take it all in and enjoy everything that's be around you Chorus Looks like the summertime back again these days of waiting on the weekend ever things alright I'm watching the sun sink into the sand I don't want these days to ever end - No I don't want these days to ever end Chorus
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Island Time 03:50
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Remembering back upon those days of my life Lying down on beaches under palm trees rest assure paradise And there be no where else I'd rather be tonight Then back there watching sunsets setting ..yeah Take me back to island time where everything was good Where nothing really mattered but the friends that you love And all the simple things that should Chorus Like reggae in the night & the beach in the moonlight We would just dance the night away The ocean over there sunshine everywhere We could soak our days away With out a care in the world and all the island girls We could just love our lives away Back on island time Back on island time Yeah it feels like I’ve been taking a back seat to life these days Hanging around in the sun & the sand & you know every little thing feels ok And I don't even know what I'm gonna be doing today I might play a little guitar or drive in my car Or I just might do whatever I please... that's the island way Hang down by the beach underneath the stars Listening to the island beat Chorus I can see the waves waving back at me under auburn Sky's - golden seas Warm days and endless warm nights we be chillin island style on island time Chorus

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released May 8, 2007

Produced, engineered and mixed by Tim Feehan at Backroom Studios, Los Angeles, CA.

Album art direction & graphic design: Michael Page
Mastering - Sandy Solomon
Photography - Lisa Markinson

Assistant engineers - David Frederic, Daniel Galley, Andrew Slade and Ahmad Ibrahim

Guitars - Ben Greet
Additional Guitars - Justin James, Matt Roberts, Joe Brooks, Jeremy Kay and Gene Black
Bas - Joel Packer, Andre DeSantana and Paul Shannon
Drums - Chris Fraser except Frankie Bernstein (Track 5) and Ziv Fisher (Track 6)
Piano/Keyboards - Daniel Galley and Charles Jones
Backing vocals - Katie Campbell
Additional Muscians - Jake Blackshere (sax and flute), Isaac Tubb (flugelhorn) and Murf (mouth harp)

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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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