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Hallelujah Expressway

by Jefferson Jay

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Begin Believin' Today 02:46
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When you’re looking for something Everything all around When you’re finally believing, Feelin’ your feet leave the ground And we begin believin’ today And then we’re gonna find what we seek And then we’re gonna lift the world up And everybody risin’ When magical things happen And we can all believe in one dream And then we can finally collapse in love And watch it all unfold on our screen And we begin believin’ today And everybody’s hearin’ what we say And now we all believe in one dream And we decide exactly what it means And we begin believin’ today And then we’re gonna find what we seek And then we’re gonna lift the world up And everybody risin’ And we begin believin’ today And everybody’s feelin’ what we say And now we all believe in one dream And we decide exactly what it means
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Dalai Lama 03:31
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Dalai Lama, Cadillac and Rivers on the Radio Dalai Lama, Cadillac and Rivers on the radio Dalai Lama, Cadillac and Rivers on the radio to go to find me Dalai Lama, Cadillac and Rivers on the radio Dalai Lama, to go and find a peaceful place in mind To see, what can happen to me To find, a place in my mind To dream, and then to let it be seen To find… Dalai Lama, Cadillac and Rivers on the radio Through the traffic, I’m looking for a peaceful place in mind California, ancient trees and silence stretching over roads and roads behind me Dalai Lama, place to let my minds begin to fly To see, what can happen to me To find, a place in my mind To dream, and then begin to grow free To find… Dalai Lama, Cadillac and Rivers on the radio Dalai Lama, Cadillac and Rivers on the radio to go to find me Dalai Lama, Cadillac and Rivers on the radio Dalai Lama, to go and find a peaceful place in mind
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Standing in the End 03:20
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Standing in the End I piddle pennies I piddle pennies I piddle pennies away Pennies today I can’t be jaded I can’t be jaded I can’t be jaded, no way Jaded, no way I want to say no way I want to see it through I can’t be profited away Today I am reminded I am reminded Of the way things were yesterday Sometimes it doesn’t seem so long ago I want to say no way I want to see it through I can’t be profited away Today I eat my manna I eat my manna I eat my manna each day Sometimes, it doesn’t seem so long ago It’s what’s still standing in the end I know It’s what’s still standing in the end I know It’s what’s still standing in the end I know It’s what’s still standing in the end I know
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Every Day's Time 02:38
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Every Day’s Time When, when I like to go away, I like to stay fine with every moment in my mind. oh yes, oh yes, I do it all the time. It’s like I’m running on a line over square times All the time All the way Every day’s time It takes And when, that time, and when the morning comes I’m off on another of my runs, off on another of my runs Playing with your passion fruit is fun. I’m lovin’ takin’ it as it comes I’m lovin’ takin’ it as it comes All the time All the way All divine Every day’s time And then we put it out there with our friends We’ll keep it groovin’ til the end Our, our disbelief we will suspend And all this loving’s comin’ from our friends And all this loving’s coming from our frie- eh- ends All the time All the way All divine Every day’s time Every day’s time Every day’s time And all this loving’s comin’ from our friends And all this loving’s coming from our frie- eh- ends
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Hallelujah Expressway 03:05
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Been drivin’ all night on the Hallelujah Expressway Being flying my kite all night To fly it this way Shining my flag my flight My love my truth my light My truth this life Making it freeing, living its meaning Been drivin’ all night Just livin’ my life Lettin the wind lead me it’s way But now I’m setting time right I’m flying my own kite I’m flying today. I’m flying away. Hallelujah Expressway It’s creatively charged I’m gonna get to it the next day on the Hallelujah Expressway Live life Fly kites Brain flights Love life Hallelujah Expressway It’s creatively charged I’m gonna get to it the next day on the Hallelujah Expressway Hallelujah Expressway It’s creatively charged I’m gonna get to it the next day on the Hallelujah Expressway
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Gypsy Roll 01:28
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Gypsy Roll Does she roll it up fast? Does she move it real slowly? How my Gypsy be rollin? Yeah she knows just where to go That’s why my gypsy moves it slow My gypsy’s so fine Like eating sushi all the time My gypsy gets tipsy Then gypsy’s divine And if you really like drinking fine wine Then you and Gypsy’ll have a time-time-time My gypsy’s so sweet You see her walking down the street Her heavenly body Is hardly discrete That little lady who can not be beat Whoa, Gypsy roll
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Avalon 02:31
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I know the time is right to be with you tonight But you’re mama’s got her foot in Avalon again
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February 02:59
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All this time It’s almost comfortable now We’ll drink red wine And it’ll go away The times we’ve shared Both glad and dangerous I’m glad that slime has washed away February Glad that’s all a ways from you and me February Now it’s our time February I missed the peacefulness of old you and me Now fine Hand in hand, right now we’re walking down the street After time, I think this song should seal some leaks The first day of the first Feb-U-ary week Just kidding February I swear to you I take this all most seriously February Red wine February It seems I’m feeling awful close to thee Our mind February February February February
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April 03:26
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April April, a day in a life or a month in a night? Why define when time can be so flexible? An instant is forever. A moment experienced is a Spring for all ages, savoring each breath with you. Oh April, you’ve always been a favorite month of mine. And now together we’ve shared time we’re together divine. April, what is time? I’ve shared yours and you’ve shared mine. April, What is time? April, a day in a life or a month in a night? The pain, we caress it away is healed today. Oh April, you’ve always been a favorite month of mine. And now together we’ve shared time we’re together divine. April, what is time? I’ve shared yours and you’ve shared mine. April, What is time? April, a day in a life or a month in a night? Why define April Whoa April April Springs to life Springs to life Springs to life Springs to life
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The Greens of Mind 02:22
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Time is ramping like a bouncing ball The gains we make will not be very small The giants stakes are growing really tall And we will be the ones who’re gonna start it all The greens The greens of mind To fix the earth you have to fix yourself Destroying closets and removing shelves You need to be the one who gives yourself self-help You can be a redwood tree or you can be an elf The greens The greens of mind Your mind is dancing like a bouncing ball The gains we make will not be very small The giants stakes are growing really tall And we will be the ones who’re gonna start it all The greens The greens of mind Clean and find Free your mind Green the earth And green your mind Clean and find Free your mind The greens of mind
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Time Won’t Pass Me By 02:24
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I got nothin’ I got everything I got everything I need I got nothin’ I got everything I got everything I need Time, no time, won’t pass me by Time, no time, won’t pass me by I got you to thank I’ve got me to shank I gotta heal and find my way I got you to thank I’ve got me to shank I gotta heal and find my way Time, no time, won’t pass me by Time, no time, won’t pass me by Leavin’ it there, still so much to say And I don’t care to leave or go away ‘til I’ve had a say To do something somehow to make our troubles fall in place To do my part to help make life feel good for folks today Time, no time, won’t pass me by Time, no time, won’t pass me by Time, no time, won’t pass me by Time, no time, won’t pass me by
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I Am The You And The Me 02:35
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Who are you in the mirror? Who are you I see? Who are you in the winter? Who are you are me? What the blind man folds What the blind man can see I’m not blind but I don’t know whoa whoa whoa Am I you or am I me? Who are you in the sunshine? Who are you in the light? Who are you when the darkness comes? Do you lay your heart out right? What the blind man folds What the blind man can see I’m not blind but I don’t know whoa whoa whoa Am I you or am I me? What the blind man folds What the blind man can see I am the sun and the earth I am the you and the me I am the you and the me I am the you and the me We are one together you can see I am the you and the me We are one together you can see I am the you and the me
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For Life 02:10
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He cares about the way you feel about him and he never goes astray He dreams of all your wishes and the times you spend together when you play Believe me, I’m you’re friend Believe me, on me you can depend Believe me, I’m you’re friend For life Believe me, I’m you’re friend Believe me, on me you can depend Believe me, I’m you’re friend For life He dares to paint a picture of the ocean in your soft lovely blue eyes But when he’s there he goes to open them and sees a lonely maiden in disguise Believe me, I’m you’re friend Believe me, on me you can depend Believe me, I’m you’re friend For life Believe me, I’m you’re friend Believe me, on me you can depend Believe me, I’m you’re friend For life
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P.S. It’s You 04:07
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Irate, it seems, the masses grow Struggling to believe the media show The news on TV’s all destruction and lies Avoiding deeper meanings, used to hypnotize I’ve got a feeling it’s you, got a feeling it’s you, got a feeling it’s me I’ve got a feeling it’s you, got a feeling it’s you, got a feeling it’s me Lining up the rebellion, couches are seated on floors It’s time to choose deeper meanings, it’s time to open those doors Making reality, dreaming our hours away Transcend their scheming, write our own play I’ve got a feeling it’s you, got a feeling it’s you, got a feeling it’s me I’ve got a feeling it’s you, got a feeling it’s you, got a feeling it’s me Answers we’ve been needing, the boundaries to our soul World of people leading, all pursuing one goal Love is no illusion, it’s right there before your eyes When magical things happen, hope you won’t be surprised. I’ve got a feeling it’s you, got a feeling it’s you, got a feeling it’s me I’ve got a feeling it’s you, got a feeling it’s you, got a feeling it’s me I’ve got a feeling it’s you, got a feeling it’s you, got a feeling it’s me I’ve got a feeling it’s you, got a feeling it’s you, got a feeling it’s me

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Hallelujah Expressway is an uplifting musical story of people discovering love in themselves and each other and how this love transforms the world around them. It conjures the spirit of the late 60's and early 70's and is a throwback to that idealistic era.

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released November 11, 2014

Produced by Jefferson Jay at The Studios in San Diego, Ocean Beach, CA
All songs written by Jefferson Jay except “The Greens of Mind”
by Jefferson Jay & Justin Mills

Jefferson Jay –guitars, vocals, sitar, finger cymbals, birds
Leanne Pearl – drums, vocals on “Avalon”
Chuck Treece – bass
Paul Ruiz – trumpet
Mark Boyce – Keys on 1, 4, 6, 7, and 14
J. Kipling Forde – Keys on 3, 9
Bobby Cressey – Keys on “Hallelujah Expressway”
The Soul Man – guiro
Daniel Ratcliffe – mandolin on 1, electric guitar on 2, 3, 13, 14,
stickchang, tambo, glockenspiel, vocals on 14
Tom Wolverton – lap steel, pedal steel on “Time Won’t Pass Me By”
Jon Kanis – shredding distortion on “Time Won’t Pass Me By”
Barbara Tolbert – vocals on “The Greens of Mind”
Jamie Shadowlight - violins on “The Greens of Mind”
Chase Livingston – electric guitar on “Gypsy Roll”
Nancy Truesdail – cello on “February”

Additional engineering and mixing by Daniel Ratcliffe
Drums recorded with Jeff Miller in Escondido, CA
Mastered by Reuben Cohen at Lurssen Mastering, Hollywood, CA
Cover art and design by Dylan Avery

Thanks to Leanne Pearl, Angel, Nigel, Daniel Ratcliffe, Paul Ruiz, Kip Forde, Dylan Avery, The Soul Man, Jon Kanis, Chuck Treece, Mark Boyce, Jamie Shadowlight, Justin Werner, Justin Mills, Robin Lee, Jeff Miller, Blowski & The Blows, Charlotte James, Barbara Tolbert, Don & Nancy Truesdail, Steve, Tara, Harper & Abbey Hunsberger, Chase Livingston, everyone at Winston’s, Mike Bumba, Lena Evans & Scotty, Anthony Hernandez, Naomi Nussbaum & Synergy Art Foundation, Mariposa Ice Cream, Chase Brokaw, Zach Meno, Charlie Lizarraga, Bryce Johnson, Chelse Voisard & everyone at St. Madeleine Sophie’s Center

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Jefferson Jay works to improve the world through art and love. A community-oriented original, Jay's "24 Hours of Free Music" and his two Operation 365 video projects - three videos and blog each day for a year! - are testaments to art, individuality, inclusion, and experience. ... more

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