This Blue Before
by Smiling Jack Smith
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Deja Blues
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Zombie Love
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Follow The Money
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I Found The Blues Again
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El Pesado
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Save My Life
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Mea Culpa
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I Love To Be In Love
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This Blue Before
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credits
released 20 December 2006
Jack Smith-Guitar and Vocals
Dave Vidal-Lead Guitar
Miles Black-Piano, Clavinet and B3
Quique Villafañe-Drums
Ken Lister-Double Bass
Mike Herriot-Trumpet and Trombone
Monik Nordine-Baritone Sax
Phil Dwyer-Tenor Sax
Horn Arrangements by Pat Coleman
Orchestration by Phil Dwyer
Recorded at Rick Salt Studios, Nanaimo B.C.
Jack Smith-Guitar and Vocals
Dave Vidal-Lead Guitar
Miles Black-Piano, Clavinet and B3
Quique Villafañe-Drums
Ken Lister-Double Bass
Mike Herriot-Trumpet and Trombone
Monik Nordine-Baritone Sax
Phil Dwyer-Tenor Sax
Horn Arrangements by Pat Coleman
Orchestration by Phil Dwyer
Recorded at Rick Salt Studios, Nanaimo B.C.
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Born in the States, lived in Canada for 20 years, this singer songwriter with the blues in his pocket has been living in Spain for the last 17 years. He has released 5 CDs, played festivals on three continents and generally appears to be unstoppable.
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- Track Name: Deja Blues
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DEJA BLUES
When I called home this evening
A chill ran down my spine
Something in the way you spoke
Said you’re no longer mine
It was a creepy kind of feeling
I went all cold and empty through and through
Now it feels like I’ve been here before
This must be
This must be the Deja Blues
If I’d been paying attention
It wouldn’t ‘a come as no surprise
That you were disappearing
Right before my very eyes
But I wasn’t being watchful
I didn’t have a goddam clue
Now I know that I’ve been here before
This must be
This must be the Deja Blues
Deja Blues, all over again
I recognize the feeling
But I can’t remember where or when
Deja Blues, all over again - Track Name: Don't You Break My Heart Again
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DON’T YOU BREAK MY HEART AGAIN
Oh, please
Don’t You Break My Heart Again
Oh, please
Don’t You Break My Heart Again
I got everything it takes
I’ll do everything I can
I need you
Like tequila needs the salt and lime
I need you
Like tequila needs the salt and lime
Let’s put the past behind us, baby
We could try it one more time
I want a chance to prove my love
I’ll go dancin’ if that’s what you want
Tell me I’m your one and only
Don’t know what I’ll do if you don’t
Oh, please
Don’t You Break My Heart Again
Oh, please
Don’t You Break My Heart Again
I need you for a lover, baby
Just won’t settle for a friend - Track Name: Zombie Love
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ZOMBIE LOVE
Don’t know what it is you do to make me feel so strange
It’s like my will retreats somewhere deep down inside my brain
A crazy kind of voodoo beat keeps churning in my heart
I cannot find the place where reason ends and passion starts
There’s no escaping, sweet release is all I’m dreaming of
Zombie Love
Zombie Love
I cannot eat, I cannot sleep, I long to hear you talk
My face is pale, my hands are cold, I stumble when I walk
The hours pass, I sit and stare unblinking at the moon
Somewhere in the distance voices chant a maddening tune
I speak your name, my aching heart is trembling like a dove
Zombie Love
Zombie Love - Track Name: The Blues Comes Back Again
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THE BLUES COMES BACK AGAIN
I’ve got this sad but certain feeling, gonna spend this night alone
I’ve got this sad but certain feeling, gonna spend this night alone
‘Cause the room is full of couples, I’m a long way from my home
They say the blues is just a hurtin’ you get deep down inside
They say the blues is just a hurtin’ you get deep down inside
I say the blues is like a bloodhound, I got nowhere to hide
First thing in the morning
Last thing late at night
The blues is just a one-way road
Wiithout an end in sight
Music is a comfort, whiskey dulls the pain
But after everyone goes home
The Blues Comes Back Again - Track Name: Follow The Money
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FOLLOW THE MONEY
You been working so hard all of your lives
Trying to get a piece of the pie
And old mother church when you’re in a lurch
Says there’s pie in the sky when you die
They keep you working so hard
Just to keep you off of the streets
They got their fingers in every part of your lives
From the air that you breathe to the food you eat
Follow the money
They got you all dressed up in your soldier suit
Getting ready to ride the horse
And the real big question never gets asked
Just the where and the when
Not the why, of course
The boys with their toys in their three piece suits
Got petroleum on their minds
And with their pea brained, smart bomb, friendly fire
I pity the fool who is next in line
Follow the money
Hungry eyes in the night time sky
Selling their lives to survive
It’s a sin, it’s a crime it’s the social clime
It’s a dance for a dime, it’s the blinded eye
Everybody’s got to make a living
It’s just that here there ain’t nobody alive
You can’t hide what you teach, you can talk you can preach
But you don’t do a thing, you just watch them die
Follow the money - Track Name: I Found The Blues Again
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I FOUND THE BLUES AGAIN
I was living the good life
Things were going my way
I forgot all the bad times
I was king for a day
Just when I thought I had all the answers
Just when the future was plain
That’s when it started to rain
I Found The blues Again
I Found The Blues Again
I Found The Blues Again
Guess it really never was gone
It was right here all along
I Found The Blues Again
I Found The Blues Again
Guess it really never was gone
I Found The Blues Again
The blues was an old friend
He went away for a while
I walked around in the sunshine
Always wearing a smile
But life can change in a heartbeat, brother
Love can sting like a bee
Take a lesson from me
I Found The Blues Again
I Found The Blues Again
I Found The Blues Again
Guess it really never was gone
It was right here all along
I Found The Blues Again
I Found The Blues Again
Guess it really never was gone
I Found The Blues Again - Track Name: Save My Life
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SAVE MY LIFE
Save My Life
I’ve been waiting such a long time
You could be
The one to ease my troubled mind
Smooth and slow
Love is nothing like a straight line
Save My Life
I’ve been walking in the wilderness
Your sweet smile
Brings the promise of real happiness
Just might be
The end to all my lonliness
No more sleepless nights
No more broken dreams
Open up your lovin’ arms
And let me come on in
Save My Life
Be the moonlight in my winter sky
Hold on tight
Like an angel you could help me fly
Feels so right
Come on say you’re gonna
Save My Life - Track Name: I Could Live With The Blues
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I COULD LIVE WITH THE BLUES
I’ve always been a player, always on the stage
Singing songs of pain and pleasure to make my daily wage
People say that I’m a natural, we’ll just have to wait and see
I Could Live With The Blues
If the blues could live with me
Most folks say they’d like to try it, that it’s not at all like work
But every night at closing time there’s part of me that hurts
The blues goes on forever, it just won’t let me be
I Could Live With The Blues
If the blues could live with me
Like an old friend self-invited it’s the same recurring theme
The blues awaits with open arms to complicate my dreams
I’m a con who loves his prison, I don’t want to be free
I Could Live With The Blues
If the blues could live with me - Track Name: What Goes Around Comes Round Again
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WHAT GOES AROUND COMES ‘ROUND AGAIN
As you walk down that lonesome highway
As you walk down the road of life
Reach out your hand and help your brother
All that you give, you get back twice
If there are times when you get weary
Don’t be afraid to ask a friend
We’re all a part of one big circle
What Goes Around Comes ‘Round Again
Don’t let your head fill up with worries
Let all your fears just fade away
Take your time, no need to hurry
You are the master of your fate
If you get down, don’t get discouraged
Get on your feet and start again
It’s not so hard if you believe it
You’re not alone
You’ve got a friend - Track Name: Mea Culpa
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MEA CULPA
Mea Culpa, Mea Culpa
I’m guilty of loving you
Mea Culpa, Mea Culpa
I’m guilty of loving you
I confess, I profess
I’m guilty of loving you
I have tried to be cool
I have been such a fool
Like a worm on the hook
Open heart, insert foot
You’re the one, that’s for sure
I can’t wait anymore
Mea Culpa, Mea Culpa
I’m guilty of loving you
Mea Culpa, Mea Culpa
I’m guilty of loving you
I confess, I profess
I’m guilty of loving you
Now I view with alarm
Other eyes, other arms
Idle hands - devil’s heart
I was lost from the start
I was wrong, you were right
Night and day, day and night
Mea Culpa, Mea Culpa
I’m guilty of loving you
Mea Culpa, Mea Culpa
I’m guilty of loving you
I confess, I profess
I’m guilty of loving you - Track Name: I Love To Be In Love
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I LOVE TO BE IN LOVE
The mystery of love caught me as a child
Everything about it simply drove me wild
Like all the other kids I had a lot to learn
And when you play with fire you’re gonna get burned
Experience taught me to deal with the flame
But one thing about me has never changed
I Love To Be In Love
I Love To Be In Love
I just can’t get enough
I Love To Be In Love
Now that I’m older I try to be cool
Calm and discreet, nobody’s fool
Then all of a sudden walking down the street
Love comes by and knocks me off my feet
It’s not that I’m lonely or looking for strange
It’s just that there’s somethings that never change
I Love To Be In Love
I Love To Be In Love
I just can’t get enough
I Love To Be In Love
When my time comes, as to all it must,
Of ashes to ashes and dust to dust
I hope I’m remembered for songs that I’ve sung
And not for the crazy things that I’ve done
My epitaph’s simple, it’s clear and it’s plain
‘Cause one thing about me has never changed
I Love To Be In Love
I Love To Be In Love
I just can’t get enough
I Love To Be In Love - Track Name: This Blue Before
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THIS BLUE BEFORE
Life is hard and then you die
Love is hard and then you cry
That’s the way the story goes
That’s a song the whole world knows
Can’t remember where I heard
Love is such a lonesome word
I never felt
This Blue Before
When you suddenly find that you’ve lost the thread
You be trying it once again from the top
But the woof and the warp of the weave don’t mesh
And whatever the hell you do it always comes out stop
The things that you’ve been trying to forgive and forget
Get all tumbled up and tied in a knot
And the more that you keep workin it the worse it seems to get
Nothing is forgiven and nothing is forgot
Life is hard and then you die
Love is hard and then you cry
That’s the way the story goes
That’s a song the whole world knows
Can’t remember where I heard
Love is such a lonesome word
I never felt
This Blue Before
Alternating victims, you’re the master of the word game
Obsessionist collector hiding a broken heart
To protect your innocence you try to pull a name change
But a look behind the mask is where it’ll have to start
Tears, fears, jeers, cheers,
Puzzling the peace you take a defensive stance
You know you can’t go home again, you roam again alone again
An adolescent dreamer caught in a real romance
Life is hard and then you die
Love is hard and then you cry
That’s the way the story goes
That’s a song the whole world knows
Can’t remember where I heard
Love is such a lonesome word
I never felt
This Blue Before
